2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public Policy in Rhode Island
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22,005Bachelor's Degrees
$34,449Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Public Policy School for You
In 2021-2022, 22,005 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public policy students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state. This means that 0.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public Policy in Rhode Island ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a bachelor's in public policy. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those public policy schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Value Public Policy Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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University of Rhode Island comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population. URI also made our Best Public Policy Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #2.
At URI, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and it costs about $36,995 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from URI is $158,339. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Brown University earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence. Brown also took the #1 spot in our Best Public Policy Schools in Rhode Island rankings.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Brown is 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $31,903. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Brown be around $132,397. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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).
In 2021-2022, 22,005 bachelor's degrees were awarded to public policy students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state. This means that 0.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
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