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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$26,571 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,486 Avg Salary

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

With 1,764 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #15 most popular major in North Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Political Science & Government

Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great value for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Duke also made our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,199
Virginia 1,786
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.

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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