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2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$15,905 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,597 Avg Salary

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

Public Policy is the #64 most popular major in Maryland with 263 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which master'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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public policy majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Policy

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - Baltimore County the best value school in Maryland for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMBC graduate students pay an average of $14,814 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Policy at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $16,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMCP is ranked #2 for overall quality for public policy in Maryland.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Maryland - College Park

Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 330
New York 382
New Jersey 285
District of Columbia 320
Delaware 46

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

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 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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