2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Policy School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public policy was ranked #113 in the country. In fact 6,430 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Plains States 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Public Policy Schools
Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Park University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,853 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the Plains States Region . UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,037 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Capella University are $14,148 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNI are $19,753 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNI also is in the top 10% of our Best Public Policy Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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St Catherine University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Kate’s are $35,532 per year.
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Missouri Southern State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public policy programs. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri Southern are $15,896 a year.
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Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public policy students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SLU are $48,824 a year.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public policy programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Public Policy Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Kansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 43 |
| Minnesota | 97 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Nebraska | 0 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
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Public Policy Related Majors for Public Policy
Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
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 13 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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