2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Policy Master's Degree School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. 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 Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the public policy master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Public Policy Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Elizabethtown College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Etown are $34,000 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Etown is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 2 spot on the list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great value for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 per year.
Full Public Policy at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.
GWU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Read full report on Public Policy at George Washington University
The excellent master’s degree programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 per year.
Princeton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Temple University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public policy students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Georgetown University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 per year.
Georgetown 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 Middle Atlantic Region list.
With a ranking of #9, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.
Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.
Read full report on Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public policy students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Public Policy at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
Best Public Policy Colleges by State
Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 104 |
| Pennsylvania | 205 |
| Maryland | 167 |
| New Jersey | 135 |
| District of Columbia | 320 |
| Delaware | 2 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 15 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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