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2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$39,203 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,597 Avg Salary

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

Public Policy is the #33 most popular major in Rhode Island with 154 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Check out the public policy master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brown are $62,083 a year.

Brown also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

Full Public Policy at Brown University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at URI are $16,322 per year.

URI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Rhode Island

Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 544
Connecticut 153
New Hampshire 23
Maine 27
Vermont 21

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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