2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

With 40 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #85 most popular major in Colorado.

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 Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Colorado 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.

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 Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, CO

16 Degrees

#5 in Quality in Colorado

$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for political science and government students. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $9,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CU Anschutz also made our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #5.

Full Political Science & Government at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO

19 Degrees

#3 in Quality in Colorado

$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Colorado rankings.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at University of Colorado Boulder

#3

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

5 Degrees

#2 in Quality in Colorado

$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in Colorado. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year.

Colorado State also made our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.

Full Political Science & Government at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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