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2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$39,824 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,597 Avg Salary

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

Public Policy is the #61 most popular major in the country with 3,737 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Policy

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Public Policy Colleges by State

Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 7
Utah 15
Idaho 0
Montana 5

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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