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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,247 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,925 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

Political Science & Government is the #80 most popular major in Washington with 27 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Washington to see which 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Seattle are $12,076 a year.

UW Seattle not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Washington list.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

$12,417 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in Washington. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wazzu are $12,417 a year.

Full Political Science & Government at Washington State University Report

Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 243
Oregon 14
Nevada 13
Hawaii 9

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

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 2 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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