2023 Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

With 320 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #12 most popular major in District of Columbia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree School

#1

George Washington University

Washington, DC

7 Doctor's Degrees

#2 in Quality in District of Columbia

$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for public policy students working on their doctor’s degree. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

GWU also made our Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #2.

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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