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Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$40,069 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Political Science & Government

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St John’s University - New York. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at STJ are $31,516 per year.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government schools 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 4 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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