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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy (Income $30-$48k) in Georgia

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,199 people earned their degree in public policy, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States. 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 Georgia, there were 92 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,000 and $26,350 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public policy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public policy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy (Income $30-$48k) in Georgia

#1

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also made our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Policy at Georgia State University

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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