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2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$15,731 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,059 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

Public Policy is the #63 most popular major in New Jersey with 285 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 Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey to see which 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 Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy

$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the best value school in New Jersey for public policy students. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a year. After completing their degree, public policy graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick carry an average student debtload of $24,375.

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$15,657 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rutgers University - Camden helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in New Jersey. Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Rutgers Camden undergraduate students pay an average of $15,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ
$56,010 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Princeton are $56,010 per year. Public Policy majors at Princeton take out an average of $10,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

Princeton not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public Policy Schools in New Jersey list.

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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
Maryland 263
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 3 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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