Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Find Schools Near

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$29,204 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States 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.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Political Science & Government

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $12,768 per year.

Full Political Science & Government at University of South Dakota Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Iowa Report

University of Missouri - Columbia 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 #6 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Missouri - Columbia

Washington University in St Louis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree political science and government programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.

WUSTL also claimed a spot on our Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Washington University in St Louis

University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 a year.

Read More…

Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 25
Minnesota 11
Iowa 17
Kansas 10
Nebraska 29
South Dakota 5

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.