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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$50,069 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,616 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

Political Science & Government is the #15 most popular major in District of Columbia with 294 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for political science majors pursuing a .

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 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, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for political science in District of Columbia.

Full Political Science & Government at George Washington University Report

#2

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The American University are $51,334 a year.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Political Science & Government at American University Report

#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year.

Georgetown also made our Best Political Science & Government Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #1.

Full Political Science & Government at Georgetown University Report

The excellent programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CUA are $52,156 per year.

CUA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Political Science & Government at Catholic University of America Report

#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Howard undergraduate students pay an average of $28,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Howard University

Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 310
Pennsylvania 60
Maryland 123
New Jersey 69
Delaware 11

More Political Science & Government Rankings in District of Columbia

One of 12 majors within the area of study, political science and government has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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