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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$25,808 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,486 Avg Salary

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.

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.

The Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Political Science & Government

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our analysis found University of Wyoming to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Wyoming

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.

Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USU are $23,225 a year.

Full Political Science & Government at Utah State University Report

#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Utah Report

University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, CU - Boulder is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Colorado Boulder Report

Boise State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree political science and government programs. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

Boise State graduate students pay an average of $26,558 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Political Science & Government at Boise State University Report

The University of Montana 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at The University of Montana

#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ISU graduate students pay an average of $27,778 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Idaho State University

Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 798
Utah 458
Idaho 207
Montana 104
Wyoming 54

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 9 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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