2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income Over $110k) in Tennessee

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Tennessee, there were 674 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 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 Vallue Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income Over $110k) in Tennessee

#1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

Read more about Political Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 4 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624.

Read full report on Political Science at Vanderbilt

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income Over $110k)

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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