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2023 Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$35,538 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,523 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree School for You

Public Policy is the #46 most popular major in California with 546 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which doctor's degree 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public policy majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Policy

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $14,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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#2

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in California. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 22
Oregon 47
Nevada 12
Alaska 0

Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Policy

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 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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