2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Policy Master's Degree School for You
With 104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #103 most popular major in Tennessee.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee 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.
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.
Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Policy
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UT Knoxville also made our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per year.
Vanderbilt also made our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 87 |
| Virginia | 470 |
| North Carolina | 463 |
| Florida | 13 |
| Kentucky | 22 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Arkansas | 8 |
| Alabama | 9 |
| Mississippi | 51 |
| West Virginia | 23 |
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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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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