2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Connecticut
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Policy School for You
With 153 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #76 most popular major in Connecticut.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Policy Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value programs for public policy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy
Our analysis found Trinity College to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hartford.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trinity Bantams are $61,370 a year. On average, public policy graduates from Trinity Bantams take out $23,976 in student loans while working on their degree.
Trinity Bantams did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Policy Schools in Connecticut list.
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Out of the 3 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $18,524 per year. The average amount in student loans that public policy majors at UCONN take out is $24,880.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Joseph. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Connecticut list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USJ are $43,084 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 544 |
| 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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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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