2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

In 2020-2021, 81 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #44 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Policy Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Connecticut 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Connecticut

Check out the public policy programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy

#1

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

20 Degrees

$61,370 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Trinity College to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Trinity Bantams undergraduate students pay an average of $61,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

27 Degrees

#5 in Quality in Connecticut

$18,524 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $18,524 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCONN is ranked #5 for overall quality for public policy in Connecticut.

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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the New England Region

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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