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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$42,489 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,486 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which master'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. 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.

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Political Science & Government

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. GWU is a fairly 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for political science in District of Columbia.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Georgetown graduate students pay an average of $55,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CUA are $51,630 per year.

CUA also made our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #4.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Howard are $34,326 a year.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Howard 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 averages are for the top 5 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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