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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

36 Colleges
$27,290 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,486 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

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 American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

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

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Citadel are $18,540 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, The Citadel also did well on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at A-State are $11,408 per year.

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#5

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Augusta University is a great value for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Augusta University graduate students pay an average of $20,712 in tuition and fees each year.

Augusta University also claimed a spot on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.

University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 a year.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#9

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at JMU are $29,746 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, JMU is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree political science and government programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UGA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government schools 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 25 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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