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2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,689 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

In 2020-2021, 8 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #155 most popular major in the state.

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 Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Indiana 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 Indiana

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

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy

$10,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis the best value school in Indiana for public policy students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IUPUI are $10,044 a year.

Read full report on Public Policy at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

$11,333 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IU Bloomington are $11,333 a year.

IU Bloomington also took the #3 spot in our Best Public Policy Schools in Indiana rankings.

Read full report on Public Policy at Indiana University - Bloomington

Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 170
Illinois 350
Ohio 15
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 2 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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