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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

6 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$39,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 1,809 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in political science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree poly sci students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 36 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s poly sci degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 7 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Suffolk University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.

Suffolk also made our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk are $40,238, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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