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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$41,575 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,523 Avg Salary

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

Public Policy is the #36 most popular major in Massachusetts with 425 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts 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. 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.

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

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

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

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Boston to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Boston are $18,938 a year.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great value for public policy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-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 Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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