2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Policy Master'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. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public policy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Policy
Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #3 for overall quality for public policy in the Great Lakes Region .
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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $28,468 per year.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.
U-M excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Michigan State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public policy programs. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Explore the best public policy schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 267 |
| Ohio | 37 |
| Illinois | 536 |
| Indiana | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 29 |
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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 7 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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