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2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
74 Degrees Awarded
$38,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Policy is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,199 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public policy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,077 and had an average of $35,743 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 882 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,280 and $35,778 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public policy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public policy programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree public policy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 11 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Southern Maine

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree public policy students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMass Boston has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Policy at UMass Boston

#4

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #4 spot on the list. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public policy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree public policy students whose families make $30-$48k list, URI has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Rhode Island

#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #5 spot on the list. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public policy degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060.

Read more about Public Policy at Brandeis University

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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%.

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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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