2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k

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In 2019-2020, 48,597 people earned their degree in political science and government, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. 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 Kentucky, there were 477 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,200 and $24,966 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,800 and $117,458 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science and government programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political science and government program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $75-$110k) in Kentucky

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s political science degrees to qualified students.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216.

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