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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in South Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,629 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,962 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

Political Science & Government is the #89 most popular major in South Carolina with 12 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.

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 South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South 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.

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 South Carolina

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

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

$12,570 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Citadel Military College of South Carolina to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Citadel are $12,570 per year.

The Citadel also made our Best Political Science & Government Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Citadel Military College of South Carolina

$12,688 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great value for political science and government students. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofSC are $12,688 per year.

UofSC also took the #3 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Schools in South Carolina rankings.

Full Political Science & Government at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

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
North Carolina 69
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 24
Alabama 5
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 8
West Virginia 45

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 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.

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