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Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,523 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 305 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #129 most popular major in the state.

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 in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Texas to see which doctor'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.

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.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Policy

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $12,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Dallas graduate students pay an average of $15,088 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baylor are $37,674 per year.

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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 233
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 7

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

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 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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