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Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$40,046 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,516 Avg Salary

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

Political Science & Government is the #19 most popular major in Massachusetts with 1,923 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for political science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Political Science & Government

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our analysis found Boston College to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $16,251 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great value for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harvard are $52,170 a year.

Harvard also made our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

Brandeis graduate students pay an average of $53,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston 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 #6 on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 802
New Hampshire 398
Maine 345
Rhode Island 324
Vermont 227

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

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 6 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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