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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Missouri, there were 643 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,780 and $23,846 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$30,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL also took the #3 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154.

Full University of Missouri - St Louis Political Science & Government Report

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s political science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Mizzou

#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 7 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WUSTL Political Science & Government Report

• 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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