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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$28,576 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,486 Avg Salary

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

Political Science & Government is the #69 most popular major in New York with 310 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in New York 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in New York

Check out the political science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The Graduate Center also took the #3 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Binghamton University

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cornell is ranked #1 for overall quality for political science in New York.

Full Political Science & Government at Cornell University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great value for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Teachers College are $35,054 per year.

Teachers College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Teachers College at Columbia University

#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Out of the 17 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 5 spot on the list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.

UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #6, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $13,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Political Science & Government at Stony Brook University Report

#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree political science and government programs. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $14,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brooklyn College are $11,522 a year.

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#9

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for political science and government students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fordham U are $23,846 per year.

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#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree political science and government programs. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.

NYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Full Political Science & Government at New York University Report

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
Pennsylvania 60
Maryland 123
New Jersey 69
District of Columbia 294
Delaware 11

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 17 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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