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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$44,212 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,573 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Graduate Center are $15,360 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, The Graduate Center is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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The excellent programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UD are $36,880 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Delaware

#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The excellent programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in tuition and fees each year.

Villanova excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Political Science & Government at Villanova University Report

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great value for political science and government students. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cornell are $61,015 a year.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Teachers College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Political Science & Government at Teachers College at Columbia University Report

George Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in tuition and fees each year.

GWU also claimed a spot on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.

UPenn also made our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Pennsylvania

#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for political science and government students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Johns Hopkins undergraduate students pay an average of $58,720 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Johns Hopkins also is in the top 5% of our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Johns Hopkins University

#9

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$28,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Binghamton University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value political science and government programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

Binghamton University undergraduate students pay an average of $28,230 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Political Science & Government at Binghamton University Report

With a ranking of #10, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Maryland - College Park Report

Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State

Explore the best political science and government colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 310
Pennsylvania 60
Maryland 123
New Jersey 69
District of Columbia 294
Delaware 11

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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