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2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$41,597 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,931 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

With 350 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #37 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for public policy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Policy Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy

$15,603 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the best value school in Illinois for public policy students. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year.

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$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DePaul are $42,012 a year.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
$60,963 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

UChicago undergraduate students pay an average of $60,963 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Policy Schools in Illinois rankings.

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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 170
Ohio 15
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 29

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

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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