2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Political Science is the 14th most popular major in the country with 46,740 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Missouri, there were 638 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in political science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the political science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri doctor’s degree poly sci students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $30-$48k) in Missouri

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Read more about Political Science at WUSTL

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 8 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Political Science at Mizzou

#3

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$30,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMSL is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 2 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL also made our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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