2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Policy School for You
Public Policy is the #98 most popular major in Missouri with 35 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Policy Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Missouri
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public policy majors pursuing a .
Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy
Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for public policy students. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Park University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Schools in Missouri list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
Park University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMSL are $12,015 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great value for public policy students. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
SLU undergraduate students pay an average of $48,824 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, SLU is ranked #5 for overall quality for public policy in Missouri.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
WUSTL undergraduate students pay an average of $58,866 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, WUSTL is ranked #1 for overall quality for public policy in Missouri.
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Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Plains States Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 91 |
Iowa | 1 |
Kansas | 1 |
North Dakota | 2 |
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Public Policy Related Majors for Public Policy
Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Public Policy
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 5 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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