2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You
Political Science & Government is the #75 most popular major in the country with 2,664 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges.
Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools
Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The Citadel are $35,826 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Citadel also is in the top 10% of our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great value for political science and government students. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at A-State are $12,698 a year.
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The excellent programs at Augusta University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in the Southeast Region . Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.
Augusta University undergraduate students pay an average of $24,400 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Augusta University also is in the top 10% of our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $54,438 per year.
University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $17,324 in tuition and fees each year.
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Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for political science and government students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $33,857 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
With a ranking of #9, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $14,088 per year.
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James Madison University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for political science and government students. It came in at #10 on the list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JMU are $29,564 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, JMU is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Best Political Science & Government Colleges by State
Explore the best political science and government colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Virginia | 101 |
Florida | 102 |
Georgia | 57 |
North Carolina | 69 |
Tennessee | 24 |
Kentucky | 14 |
Louisiana | 24 |
Alabama | 5 |
South Carolina | 12 |
Mississippi | 15 |
Arkansas | 8 |
West Virginia | 45 |
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Political Science & Government Related Majors for Political Science
Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Political Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 26 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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