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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$37,745 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,486 Avg Salary

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

Political Science & Government is the #76 most popular major in Massachusetts with 168 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

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

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,251 per year.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Political Science & Government at Boston College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great value for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Political Science & Government at Northeastern University Report

#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great value for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Harvard University

#5

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Suffolk graduate students pay an average of $39,813 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Political Science & Government at Suffolk University Report

#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree political science and government programs. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 60
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 43

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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