2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Rhode Island
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Policy 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Policy Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island 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.
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 Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy
Our analysis found Brown University to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brown are $62,304 a year. While working on their degree, public policy majors at Brown accumulate an average of around $13,500 in student debt.
Brown also made our Best Public Policy Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at URI are $15,332 a year. The average amount in student loans that public policy majors at URI take out is $23,000.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 544 |
| Connecticut | 153 |
| New Hampshire | 23 |
| Maine | 27 |
| 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 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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