2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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The Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the public policy programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Public Policy Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public policy students. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.
Cal U undergraduate students pay an average of $15,726 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabethtown College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Etown are $34,600 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Etown is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for public policy students. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.
UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great value for public policy students. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMBC are $28,470 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GWU are $57,984 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 15% of our Best Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
With a ranking of #6, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public policy students. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Princeton are $56,010 per year.
Princeton also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public policy students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
Temple undergraduate students pay an average of $30,602 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Maryland - College Park came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.
UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public policy students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Georgetown undergraduate students pay an average of $59,957 in tuition and fees each year.
Georgetown excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 per year.
Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #2.
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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 22 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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