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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$12,065 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,486 Avg Salary

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

With 17 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #87 most popular major in Iowa.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Iowa ranking.

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.

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

Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree School

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $12,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Iowa is ranked #4 for overall quality for political science in Iowa.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 25
Minnesota 11
Kansas 10
Nebraska 29
South Dakota 5

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 values are for the top school 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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