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Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$32,904 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate School for You

Political Science & Government is the #15 most popular major in District of Columbia with 294 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia ranking.

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.

Check out the political science graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for political science and government students working on their graduate certificate. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at George Washington University

Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 310
Pennsylvania 60
Maryland 123
New Jersey 69
Delaware 11

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 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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