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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Kansas, there were 257 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,300 and $21,704 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Kansas (With Aid)

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Kansas

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