2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Policy School for You
Public Policy is the #61 most popular major in the country with 3,737 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Policy Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 107 schools in the United States 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in the United States
Check out the public policy programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Public Policy Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 20% of our Best Public Policy Schools ranking.
Read full report on Public Policy at Brigham Young University - Provo
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
Park University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,853 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the United States. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.
The excellent programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the United States. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,037 per year.
UND excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Schools list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great value for public policy students. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year.
Full Public Policy at Arizona State University - Skysong Report
Capella University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Capella University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,148 in tuition and fees each year.
Trinity College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinity Bantams are $61,370 per year.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public policy programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best Public Policy Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Public Policy at University of California - Berkeley Report
Salem State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public policy students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem State are $18,480 per year.
California University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public policy programs. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal U are $15,726 a year.
Liberty University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in tuition and fees each year.
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools ranking. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a year.
Read full report on Public Policy at Missouri State University - Springfield
Clemson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public policy students. It came in at #13 on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clemson are $38,550 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Clemson also did well on our Best Public Policy Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.
UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Schools list.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public policy students. It came in at #15 on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $22,810 per year.
Full Public Policy at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report
With a ranking of #16, Elizabethtown College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public policy students. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Etown are $34,600 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Etown also is in the top 5% of our Best Public Policy Schools ranking.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Public Policy graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Public Policy Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 17 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 18 | Loma Linda University | Loma Linda, CA |
| 19 | California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| 20 | Norwich University | Northfield, VT |
| 21 | University of Maryland - Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD |
Public Policy by Region
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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 Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 33,631 |
| Public Administration | 13,571 |
| Human Services | 1,277 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 741 |
| Other Public Administration | 295 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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