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2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$33,311 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,597 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 135 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #37 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Colleges.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Policy

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the best value school in New Jersey for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 per year.

Full Public Policy at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Camden helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public policy schools in New Jersey. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

Rutgers Camden graduate students pay an average of $20,649 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Policy at Rutgers University - Camden

#3

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Princeton is ranked #1 for overall quality for public policy in New Jersey.

Read full report on Public Policy at Princeton University

Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 104
Pennsylvania 205
Maryland 167
District of Columbia 320
Delaware 2

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 3 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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