2023 Best Value Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England 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. 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, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public policy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public Policy
Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best value school in the New England Region for public policy students working on their bachelor’s degree. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brown are $62,304 per year.
Brown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Trinity College is a great value for public policy students working on their bachelor’s degree. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.
Trinity Bantams undergraduate students pay an average of $61,370 in tuition and fees each year.
Trinity Bantams excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brandeis are $60,006 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Brandeis also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USJ are $43,084 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
UCONN undergraduate students pay an average of $41,192 in tuition and fees each year. On average, public policy graduates from UCONN take out $23,555 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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University of Rhode Island came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $33,354 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public policy graduates from URI carry an average student debtload of $20,641.
Best Public Policy Colleges by State
Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 544 |
| Connecticut | 153 |
| New Hampshire | 23 |
| Maine | 27 |
| Rhode Island | 154 |
| Vermont | 21 |
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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 6 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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