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2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,689 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

In 2020-2021, 8 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #245 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Public Policy Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Indiana to see which 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.

2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Policy Colleges.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy

$10,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUPUI are $10,044 per year.

Read full report on Public Policy at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

$11,333 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $11,333 per year.

IU Bloomington did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Public Policy Schools in Indiana list.

Full Public Policy at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 267
Ohio 37
Illinois 536
Wisconsin 29

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 2 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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