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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$45,934 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,118 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

Political Science & Government is the #76 most popular major in Massachusetts with 168 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Amherst are $16,439 a year.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
$61,706 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston College are $61,706 per year.

Boston College also took the #5 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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$57,592 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great value for political science and government students. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern are $57,592 per year.

Northeastern also claimed a spot on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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$14,677 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Boston are $14,677 a year.

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#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA
$60,006 Average Tuition & Fees

Brandeis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brandeis are $60,006 a year.

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#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA
$41,648 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Suffolk University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Suffolk are $41,648 a year.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA
$59,816 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 15% of our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 60
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 43

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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.

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