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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$40,046 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,516 Avg Salary

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

Political Science & Government is the #76 most popular major in Massachusetts with 168 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the political science doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Political Science & Government

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Amherst are $16,251 a year.

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#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best value school in Massachusetts for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Boston College are $32,722 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in in-state 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 Massachusetts. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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

Harvard also made our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 60
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 43

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

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 6 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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