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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

In 2020-2021, 187 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #74 most popular major in the state.

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

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

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

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

4 Doctor's Degrees

#3 in Quality in Texas

$12,050 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $12,050 per year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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#2

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX

10 Doctor's Degrees

#13 in Quality in Texas

$15,088 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Dallas are $15,088 a year.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

1 Doctor's Degrees

#10 in Quality in Texas

$37,674 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Baylor graduate students pay an average of $37,674 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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