2026 Best Value Other Public Policy Analysis Schools in California

[Other Public Policy Analysis](/majors/social-services-public-administration/public-policy/public-policy-analysis-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other public policy analysis education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for other public policy analysis students.
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2026 Best Value Other Public Policy Analysis Schools in California
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other public policy analysis degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Public Policy Analysis Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of Southern California the best value for a degree in other public policy analysis in California. University Of Southern California is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. In-state tuition and fees average $71,647. Students borrow a median of $18,000 to complete the other public policy analysis program here. Early-career other public policy analysis graduates make about $61,605. Set against $18,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Southern California admits about 10% of applicants.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.