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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$37,227 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,375 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

Political Science & Government is the #69 most popular major in New York with 310 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 New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in New York 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 New York

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

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools

$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for political science and government students. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The Graduate Center undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 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, The Graduate Center is ranked #3 for overall quality for political science in New York.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$10,390 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Binghamton University is a great value for political science and government students. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Binghamton University are $10,390 a year.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
$61,015 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in New York. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in New York list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in New York list. Located in the large 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 #2 on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in New York list.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY
$10,408 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great value for political science and government students. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAlbany are $10,408 a year.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

Stony Brook University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value political science and government programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 per year.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$10,782 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University at Buffalo are $10,782 a year.

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#8

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY
$7,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Brooklyn College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brooklyn College are $7,440 per year.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY
$56,500 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, New York University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NYU are $56,500 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 10% of our Best Political Science & Government Schools in New York ranking.

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#9

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
$55,776 Average Tuition & Fees

Fordham University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in New York list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fordham U are $55,776 a year.

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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
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 17 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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