2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $75-$110k) in Washington

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Political Science & Government is the 21st most popular major in the country with 48,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, political science and government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,977 and had an average of $22,822 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 974 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,933 and $20,807 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in political science and government. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science and government programs and cost less that 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 and government program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $75-$110k) in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at UW Seattle

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s political science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $75-$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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