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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$21,038 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,681 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

With 69 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #80 most popular major in North Carolina.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in North Carolina

Check out the political science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best value school in North Carolina for political science and government students. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,410 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great value for political science and government students. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 per year.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $9,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Full Political Science & Government at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#4

Duke University

Durham, NC
$60,244 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great value for political science and government students. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Duke undergraduate students pay an average of $60,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Duke University

Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 101
Florida 102
Georgia 57
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 24
Alabama 5
South Carolina 12
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 8
West Virginia 45

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 4 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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