2022 Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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General Public Policy Analysis is the 139th most popular major in the country with 5,606 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 680 general public policy analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 general public policy analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general public policy analysis. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general public policy analysis programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general public policy analysis program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Policy Analysis in the New England Region

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 11 doctorate’s general public policy analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Policy Analysis at University of Southern Maine

#2

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Public Policy Analysis at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general public policy analysis degrees to qualified students.

URI also made our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Public Policy Analysis at University of Rhode Island

#3

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$52,060 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #3 spot on the list. Brandeis University is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 15 doctorate’s general public policy analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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