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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$33,324 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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 University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in the Southeast Region for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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The excellent doctor’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 the Southeast Region . UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.

UNC Chapel Hill excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 15% of our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.

Vanderbilt 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 Southeast Region list.

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#5

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great value for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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

Duke also took the #5 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida State are $26,707 per year.

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#7

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emory are $45,684 per year.

Emory 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 Southeast Region list.

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#8

University of Mississippi

University, MS

With a ranking of #8, University of Mississippi 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 town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Ole Miss graduate students pay an average of $25,892 in tuition and fees each year.

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Georgia State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgia State are $24,790 a year.

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#10

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

With a ranking of #10, West Virginia University 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 Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WVU are $26,676 a year.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 101
Florida 102
Georgia 57
North Carolina 69
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 24
Alabama 5
South Carolina 12
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 8
West Virginia 45

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 19 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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