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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$25,161 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Political Science & Government

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FIU are $24,211 a year.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Florida Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $21,983 per year.

Full Political Science & Government at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

University of Central Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $28,657 per year.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Central Florida Report

Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 101
Florida 102
Georgia 57
North Carolina 69
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 24
Alabama 5
South Carolina 12
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 8
West Virginia 45

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 6 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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