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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$22,044 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,516 Avg Salary

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

With 1,199 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #20 most popular major in Georgia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Georgia 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia

Check out the political science doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our analysis found University of Georgia to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $11,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UGA also took the #5 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia rankings.

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Out of the 3 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia State are $9,292 a year.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emory are $45,684 per year.

Emory did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,786
North Carolina 1,764
Florida 2,532
Tennessee 718
Kentucky 439
South Carolina 768
Louisiana 582
Arkansas 297
Alabama 566
Mississippi 294
West Virginia 290

One of 12 majors within the area of study, political science and government has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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