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Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$7,118 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,516 Avg Salary

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

Political Science & Government is the #66 most popular major in South Dakota with 5 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. 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.

The Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Political Science & Government Doctor's Degree School

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for political science and government students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $7,118 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USD is ranked #5 for overall quality for political science in South Dakota.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of South Dakota

Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

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 values are for the top school 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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