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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

In 2020-2021, 205 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #58 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

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.

Check out the public policy doctor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree School

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

2 Doctor's Degrees

#1 in Quality in Pennsylvania

$47,347 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best value school in Pennsylvania for public policy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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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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