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2023 Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$26,168 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public policy majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Salem State University the best value school in the New England Region for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 a year.

Read full report on Public Policy at Salem State University

#2

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Norwich University 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 distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Norwich is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Public Policy at Norwich University Report

#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington.

UVM graduate students pay an average of $33,246 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Vermont

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great value for public policy students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Full Public Policy at University of Southern Maine Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $42,237 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Public Policy Colleges by State

Explore the best public policy colleges 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 5 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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