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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$12,797 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,486 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 143 degrees and certificates were awarded to political science and government students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #89 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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 Texas Woman’s University the best value school in Texas for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

TWU graduate students pay an average of $7,704 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas State are $9,060 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $10,733 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $12,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $8,256 per year.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UH are $9,727 a year.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 #8 on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Rio Grande Valley are $8,333 a year.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $7,166 per year.

Full Political Science & Government at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students working on their master’s degree. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $9,479 per year.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 11
New Mexico 12

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 15 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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