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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,541 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,516 Avg Salary

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

With 18 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #124 most popular major in Arizona.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arizona 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. 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 Arizona

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 Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Political Science & Government

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Arizona. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ASU - Tempe are $12,608 a year.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

Full Political Science & Government at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 3 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $13,460 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Arizona not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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

Out of the 3 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

NAU graduate students pay an average of $11,555 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Northern Arizona University

Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 143
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 3 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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