2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Policy 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.
The Best Value Public Policy Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England Region 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Public Policy Schools
Our analysis found Salem State University to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salem State are $18,480 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Norwich University is a great value for public policy students. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.
Norwich undergraduate students pay an average of $44,020 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in the New England Region list. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinity Bantams are $61,370 per year. Public Policy majors at Trinity Bantams take out an average of $23,976 in student loans while working on their egree.
Trinity Bantams excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Harvard also is in the top 5% of our Best Public Policy Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Simmons undergraduate students pay an average of $43,062 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Vermont did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public policy students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UVM undergraduate students pay an average of $43,890 in tuition and fees each year.
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Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public policy students. It came in at #7 on the list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
Brown undergraduate students pay an average of $62,304 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public policy majors at Brown take out is $13,500.
Brown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public Policy Schools in the New England Region list.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public policy programs. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNH are $37,202 per year.
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University of Southern Maine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools in the New England Region ranking. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $23,881 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public policy students. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.
UMass Boston undergraduate students pay an average of $35,139 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best public policy schools 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 18 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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