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2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$15,731 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,059 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

In 2020-2021, 135 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #37 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Policy Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Policy Colleges.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy

$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the best value school in New Jersey for public policy students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a year.

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$15,657 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers Camden are $15,657 a year.

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#3

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ
$56,010 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Princeton University is a great value for public policy students. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Princeton are $56,010 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Princeton is ranked #1 for overall quality for public policy in New Jersey.

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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 104
Pennsylvania 205
Maryland 167
District of Columbia 320
Delaware 2

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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