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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$25,161 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

Check out the political science graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Political Science & Government at Virginia Tech Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FIU are $24,211 a year.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great value for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great value for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $21,983 a year.

Full Political Science & Government at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

University of Central Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate political science and government programs. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCF graduate students pay an average of $28,657 in tuition and fees each 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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,199
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

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 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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