2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Political Science & Government Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the political science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, The Graduate Center also did well on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 34 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 very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.
UD also claimed a spot on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cornell is ranked #2 for overall quality for political science in the Middle Atlantic Region .
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great value for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Teachers College graduate students pay an average of $35,054 in tuition and fees each year.
Teachers College also took the #5 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
George Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree political science and government programs. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, GWU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for political science and government students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.
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University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 a year.
UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Full Political Science & Government at University of Pennsylvania Report
With a ranking of #9, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.
UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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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 |
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Pennsylvania | 2,080 |
New York | 3,785 |
Maryland | 1,135 |
New Jersey | 792 |
District of Columbia | 1,324 |
Delaware | 173 |
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Political Science & Government Related Majors for Political Science
Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Political Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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