2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the New England 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England 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.
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2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public policy majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Public Policy Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Trinity College the best value school in the New England Region for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hartford.
Trinity Bantams graduate students pay an average of $18,880 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harvard is ranked #5 for overall quality for public policy in the New England Region .
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 per year.
Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNH are $29,992 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in the New England Region . Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brown are $62,083 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Brown is ranked #3 for overall quality for public policy in the New England Region .
University of Southern Maine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Portland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $22,968 a year.
Boston University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.
Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public policy programs. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Boston are $36,485 per year.
With a ranking of #9, Suffolk University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Suffolk are $39,813 a year.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 a year.
Best Public Policy Colleges by State
Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 544 |
| Connecticut | 153 |
| New Hampshire | 23 |
| Maine | 27 |
| Rhode Island | 154 |
| Vermont | 21 |
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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 14 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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