2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid

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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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in political science and government. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent political science and government programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington doctor’s degree political science students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Washington (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW Seattle Political Science & Government Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s political science degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Wazzu

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (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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