2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Southwest 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.
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The Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
Top 10 Best Public Policy Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year. Public Policy majors at ASU - Skysong take out an average of $22,500 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $328, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #4 for overall quality for public policy in the Southwest Region .
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The excellent programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the Southwest Region . NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NAU are $17,761 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public policy students. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Oklahoma also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
UT Arlington undergraduate students pay an average of $29,299 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public policy programs. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Dallas are $39,776 per year. The average amount in student loans that public policy majors at UT Dallas take out is $19,062.
UT Dallas excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM are $25,243 per year.
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Baylor University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Baylor undergraduate students pay an average of $50,232 in tuition and fees each year.
Baylor also claimed a spot on our Best Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Request InformationBest Public Policy Colleges by State
Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 305 |
| Arizona | 233 |
| Oklahoma | 28 |
| New Mexico | 7 |
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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 12 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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