2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,836 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree poly sci students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UPenn Political Science Report

#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s poly sci students in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Political Science at Pitt

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 doctorate’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #3 spot in our “Best Political Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

Read full report on Political Science at Temple

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (With Aid)

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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