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2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Utah

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,893 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

In 2020-2021, 15 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #85 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public Policy Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Utah 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Utah

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

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$8,893 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the best value school in Utah for public policy students. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U of U are $8,893 a year.

U of U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Public Policy Schools in Utah list.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Utah

$6,120 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 7
Idaho 0
Montana 5

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 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.

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