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2023 Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$41,310 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,523 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public policy was ranked #61 in the country. In fact 3,737 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

The Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for public policy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Policy

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.

Harvard also made our Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #2.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

University of Southern Maine graduate students pay an average of $22,968 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Southern Maine

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Boston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in the New England Region . UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

UMass Boston graduate students pay an average of $36,485 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

Brandeis graduate students pay an average of $53,618 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Public Policy Colleges by State

Explore the best public policy schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 425
Connecticut 81
Rhode Island 66
New Hampshire 23
Maine 27
Vermont 8

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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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