2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree School for You
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The Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for political science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Nebraska at Omaha to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
UNL also claimed a spot on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
K -State graduate students pay an average of $23,949 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.
Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 10% of our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Full Political Science & Government at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
University of Iowa 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree political science and government programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
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Saint Louis 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SLU are $22,614 per year.
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Washington University in St Louis 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. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.
WUSTL also took the #2 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Kansas City 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 city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 a year.
Full Political Science & Government at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report
Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State
Explore the best political science and government colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 25 |
| Minnesota | 11 |
| Iowa | 17 |
| Kansas | 10 |
| Nebraska | 29 |
| South Dakota | 5 |
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Political Science & Government Related Majors for Political Science
Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 11 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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