2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Louisiana (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Louisiana, there were 537 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,867 and $23,290 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science and government program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s political science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UNO also took the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678.

Read more about Political Science & Government at UNO

#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in the Southeast 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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