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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$17,635 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,516 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 143 degrees and certificates were awarded to political science and government students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #89 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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

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

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 Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Austin are $12,050 a year.

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

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in Texas. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $8,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UH are $9,727 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree political science and government programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Dallas graduate students pay an average of $15,088 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice 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 #7 on the list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Rice graduate students pay an average of $49,941 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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#8

University of Dallas

Irving, TX

University of Dallas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irving.

UD graduate students pay an average of $33,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 11
New Mexico 12

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 8 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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