2023 Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 6,430 people earned a degree or certificate in public policy, making the major the #113 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 34 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for public policy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Capella University to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.
UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great value for public policy students working on their doctor’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in the United States. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Read full report on Public Policy at The University of Texas at Austin
Out of the 34 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 a year.
Loma Linda University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.
Loma Linda University graduate students pay an average of $31,058 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 a year.
University of Memphis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree public policy programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.
George Washington University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.
University of Arkansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.
UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.
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Public Policy Related Majors for Public Policy
Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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