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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$32,609 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,231 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

With 25 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #115 most popular major in Missouri.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Missouri 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.

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 Missouri

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

$11,475 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $11,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Missouri rankings.

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$12,015 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMSL are $12,015 a year.

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$11,271 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Missouri list. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

UMKC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,271 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO
$48,824 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great value for political science and government students. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

SLU undergraduate students pay an average of $48,824 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SLU also took the #5 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Missouri rankings.

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$58,866 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great value for political science and government students. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WUSTL are $58,866 per year.

WUSTL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Missouri list.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 11
Iowa 17
Kansas 10
Nebraska 29
South Dakota 5

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 5 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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