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Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$38,059 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,516 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, political science and government was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 49,282 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for political science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 a year.

The Graduate Center also made our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 2 spot on the list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.

Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Teachers College are $35,054 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Teachers College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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George Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

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Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree political science and government programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $25,570 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for political science and government students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for political science and government students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in tuition and fees each year.

Johns Hopkins also claimed a spot on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,080
New York 3,785
Maryland 1,135
New Jersey 792
District of Columbia 1,324
Delaware 173

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Political Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UKWiki at English Wikipedia.

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