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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$7,360 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,411 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

Political Science & Government is the #41 most popular major in West Virginia with 45 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in West Virginia 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.

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 West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

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 West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, American Military University is ranked #2 for overall quality for political science in West Virginia.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at American Public University System

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV
$9,144 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great value for political science and government students. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVU are $9,144 per year.

WVU also made our Best Political Science & Government Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at West Virginia 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
North Carolina 69
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 24
Alabama 5
South Carolina 12
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 8

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Political Science

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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