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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Utah

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,927 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,009 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

In 2020-2021, 17 degrees and certificates were awarded to political science and government students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #81 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 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 Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Utah 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 Utah

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

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$8,893 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in Utah. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U of U are $8,893 a year.

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

Full Political Science & Government at University of Utah Report

$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for political science and government students. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USU are $8,960 a year.

USU also made our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Utah list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Utah State University

Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 40
Idaho 20
Montana 4
Wyoming 1

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 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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