2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

Political Science & Government is the #53 most popular major in Maryland with 123 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value programs for political science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Maryland

Check out the political science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, MD

11 Degrees

#2 in Quality in Maryland

$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best value school in Maryland for political science and government students. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $10,955 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Maryland list.

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

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

112 Degrees

#1 in Quality in Maryland

$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Johns Hopkins is ranked #1 for overall quality for political science in Maryland.

Full Political Science & Government at Johns Hopkins University Report

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.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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