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Best Value Public Policy Schools in Arizona

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2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Arizona

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,583 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,079 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

Public Policy is the #76 most popular major in Arizona with 55 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arizona 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.

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 Arizona

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy

$10,818 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in Arizona for public policy students. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU - Skysong are $10,818 a year.

ASU - Skysong also made our Best Public Policy Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Public Policy at Arizona State University - Skysong

$11,527 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Arizona list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NAU are $11,527 a year.

Full Public Policy at Northern Arizona University Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
$12,404 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Arizona list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $12,404 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Arizona is ranked #3 for overall quality for public policy in Arizona.

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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 187
Oklahoma 27
New Mexico 7

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).
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