Best Colleges for Doctoral Degree
in Political Science and Government

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 77.1%

Annual cost

$25,341/yr

Grad earnings

$56,887

SAT avg

1,191

ACT mid

25

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West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 86.3%

Annual cost

$23,678/yr

Grad earnings

$55,939

SAT avg

1,129

ACT mid

24

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Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, Ohio

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 82.1%

Annual cost

$37,218/yr

Grad earnings

$55,076

SAT avg

1,313

ACT mid

27

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University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 96.3%

Annual cost

$19,440/yr

Grad earnings

$55,037

SAT avg

1,091

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 88.4%

Annual cost

$22,174/yr

Grad earnings

$54,990

SAT avg

1,090

ACT mid

22

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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 87.7%

Annual cost

$28,783/yr

Grad earnings

$54,810

SAT avg

1,281

ACT mid

27

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University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 79.1%

Annual cost

$22,669/yr

Grad earnings

$54,670

SAT avg

1,088

ACT mid

24

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Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 91%

Annual cost

$29,495/yr

Grad earnings

$54,384

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 84.7%

Annual cost

$28,655/yr

Grad earnings

$53,562

SAT avg

1,108

ACT mid

24

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Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 82%

Annual cost

$26,794/yr

Grad earnings

$53,493

SAT avg

1,147

ACT mid

25

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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 90.4%

Annual cost

$29,268/yr

Grad earnings

$53,390

SAT avg

1,060

ACT mid

24

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University of Missouri-St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 57.2%

Annual cost

$27,442/yr

Grad earnings

$53,037

SAT avg

1,147

ACT mid

26

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The New School

New York, New York

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 62.5%

Annual cost

$82,757/yr

Grad earnings

$52,901

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 99%

Annual cost

$23,544/yr

Grad earnings

$51,926

SAT avg

1,122

ACT mid

22

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Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 76.3%

Annual cost

$26,922/yr

Grad earnings

$51,513

SAT avg

1,220

ACT mid

26

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University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 97.8%

Annual cost

$27,692/yr

Grad earnings

$50,994

SAT avg

1,187

ACT mid

25

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University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 66.8%

Annual cost

$22,605/yr

Grad earnings

$47,872

SAT avg

1,056

ACT mid

21

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Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 62.3%

Annual cost

$26,535/yr

Grad earnings

$47,384

SAT avg

1,149

ACT mid

23

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Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

🏛 Public Open Admissions

Acceptance rate 100%

Annual cost

$21,084/yr

Grad earnings

$45,608

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Kent State University at Kent

Kent, Ohio

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 86.7%

Annual cost

$29,345/yr

Grad earnings

$45,388

SAT avg

1,095

ACT mid

22

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 95.5%

Annual cost

$20,973/yr

Grad earnings

$44,792

SAT avg

1,047

ACT mid

23

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Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 92.6%

Annual cost

$21,873/yr

Grad earnings

$44,391

SAT avg

1,090

ACT mid

21

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Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, Georgia

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 64.6%

Annual cost

$40,924/yr

Grad earnings

$42,712

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

19

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 4.7%

Annual cost

$79,850/yr

Grad earnings

$143,372

SAT avg

1,553

ACT mid

N/A

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