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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$30,148 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,516 Avg Salary

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

Political Science & Government is the #69 most popular major in New York with 310 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York 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 New York

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 analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Graduate Center are $10,410 a year.

The Graduate Center also took the #1 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Binghamton University is a great value for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cornell also took the #2 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

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Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Teachers College are $35,054 per year.

Teachers College also made our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #3.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 5 spot on the list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #6, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #7, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University at Buffalo are $14,388 a year.

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#8

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 #8 on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

NYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #9, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Rochester are $47,541 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia 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 New York list.

Full Political Science & Government at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 12 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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