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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$38,059 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,516 Avg Salary

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

Political Science & Government is the #75 most popular major in the country with 2,664 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for political science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Doctor'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 doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 a year.

The Graduate Center not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

Cornell also claimed a spot on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great value for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Teachers College graduate students pay an average of $35,054 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Teachers College also is in the top 5% of our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for political science and government students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.

UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for political science and government students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree political science and government programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Johns Hopkins also did well on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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
New York 310
Pennsylvania 60
Maryland 123
New Jersey 69
District of Columbia 294
Delaware 11

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Political Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

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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