2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Policy Master's Degree 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.
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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public policy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Colleges.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Policy
Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great value for public policy students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #3 for overall quality for public policy in the Great Lakes Region .
Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIC are $28,468 a year.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.
U-M also claimed a spot on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.
Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Best Public Policy Colleges by State
Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 170 |
| Illinois | 350 |
| Ohio | 15 |
| Indiana | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 29 |
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Public Policy Related Majors for Public Policy
Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 7 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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