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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$45,144 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England 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 New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Yale are $45,700 a year.

Yale 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 New England Region list.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great value for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Brown graduate students pay an average of $62,083 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Brown is ranked #3 for overall quality for political science in the New England Region .

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University of Massachusetts Amherst 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. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 a year.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

Brandeis graduate students pay an average of $53,618 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 a year.

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

Full Political Science & Government at Boston University Report

University of Connecticut 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. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 a year.

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

Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 168
Connecticut 60
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 43

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 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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