2023 Best Value Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Policy Bachelor's Degree School for You
Public Policy is the #113 most popular major in the country with 6,430 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for public policy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public Policy
Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for public policy students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIC are $30,370 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $37,440 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
UChicago undergraduate students pay an average of $60,963 in tuition and fees each year.
UChicago also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $35,019 per year. The average amount in student loans that public policy majors at Ohio State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $15,755.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ohio State also did well on our Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwestern are $60,768 a year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $55,097 per year.
U-M also took the #4 spot in our Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $41,290 in tuition and fees each year.
Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #8, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public policy students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DePaul are $42,012 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 267 |
| Ohio | 37 |
| Illinois | 536 |
| Indiana | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 29 |
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Majors Related to Public Policy
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Public Policy
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Public Administration | 16,905 |
| Human Services | 13,238 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
| Other Public Administration | 588 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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).
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