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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$24,878 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,516 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, political science and government was ranked #75 in the country. In fact 2,664 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rice are $49,941 per year.

Rice did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Political Science & Government at Rice University Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe 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 Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 per year.

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Northern Arizona 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. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

NAU graduate students pay an average of $20,125 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree political science and government programs. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 143
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 11
New Mexico 12

One of 12 majors within the area of study, political science and government has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 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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