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Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$16,823 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,486 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 802 degrees and certificates were awarded to political science and government students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for political science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Political Science & Government

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Connecticut. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yale are $45,700 per year.

Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Connecticut State University is a great value for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

SCSU graduate students pay an average of $13,321 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $20,325 per year.

UCONN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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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
Massachusetts 1,923
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 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.

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