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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$39,099 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,486 Avg Salary

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

Political Science & Government is the #53 most popular major in Maryland with 123 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for political science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Political Science & Government

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMCP are $16,995 a year.

UMCP also took the #2 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 310
Pennsylvania 60
New Jersey 69
District of Columbia 294
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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