2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Policy Master's Degree School for You
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The Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
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2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Colleges.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Policy
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for public policy students working on their master’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $18,871 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great value for public policy students working on their master’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.
University of Oklahoma graduate students pay an average of $23,876 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 per year.
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public policy programs. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UT Dallas is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Main Campus 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 Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNM are $20,487 a year.
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University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Public Policy Colleges by State
Explore the best public policy schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 187 |
| Arizona | 55 |
| Oklahoma | 27 |
| New Mexico | 7 |
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Majors Related to Public Policy
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 9 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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