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2023 Best Value Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$10,955 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,098 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Bachelor's Degree School for You

Public Policy is the #64 most popular major in Maryland with 263 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Public Policy Bachelor's Degree School

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMCP is ranked #1 for overall quality for public policy in Maryland.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Maryland - College Park

Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 330
New York 382
New Jersey 285
District of Columbia 320
Delaware 46

Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 values are for the top school 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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