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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$16,395 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,934 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

In 2020-2021, 143 degrees and certificates were awarded to political science and government students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #89 most popular major in the state.

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 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools

$8,394 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Texas Woman’s University to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TWU are $8,394 a year.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$11,135 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Texas list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas State are $11,135 a year.

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$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $11,752 per year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Texas list.

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$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Texas list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SHSU are $8,960 per year.

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$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for political science and government students. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNT are $11,090 a year.

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$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for political science and government students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Texas ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $9,699 per year.

UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Texas list.

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$9,541 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Texas list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Rio Grande Valley are $9,541 a year.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value political science and government programs. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UTEP are $9,544 a year.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 11
New Mexico 12

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 16 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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