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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

With 278 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #32 most popular major in Virginia.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia 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

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

13 Doctor's Degrees

#13 in Quality in Virginia

$16,644 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best value school in Virginia for public policy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.

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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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