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2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,438 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,597 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 187 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #74 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Texas 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public policy majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in Texas for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Austin are $12,050 a year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

Full Public Policy at The University of Texas at Austin Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

UH graduate students pay an average of $9,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Arlington graduate students pay an average of $10,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Policy at The University of Texas at Arlington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $15,088 per year.

UT Dallas also claimed a spot on our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Public Policy at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 55
Oklahoma 27
New Mexico 7

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 5 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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