2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

Public Policy is the #69 most popular major in North Carolina with 87 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Public Policy Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina 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.

2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy

#1

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

4 Degrees

#10 in Quality in North Carolina

$7,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in North Carolina for public policy students. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 per year.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

4 Degrees

#2 in Quality in North Carolina

$9,028 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great value for public policy students. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Policy Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Full Public Policy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

79 Degrees

#1 in Quality in North Carolina

$60,244 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Schools in North Carolina list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duke are $60,244 per year.

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

Read full report on Public Policy at Duke University

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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