2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

With 320 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #12 most popular major in District of Columbia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Public Policy Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy

#1

George Washington University

Washington, DC

69 Degrees

#2 in Quality in District of Columbia

$57,984 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for public policy students. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GWU are $57,984 a year.

GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public Policy Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

201 Degrees

#1 in Quality in District of Columbia

$59,957 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Georgetown undergraduate students pay an average of $59,957 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgetown also made our Best Public Policy Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #1.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

50 Degrees

#3 in Quality in District of Columbia

$51,334 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our Best Public Policy Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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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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