2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 New Jersey, there were 280 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,100 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public policy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public policy programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey doctor’s degree public policy students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$56,470 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Policy at Princeton University

#2

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$31,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the #2 spot on the list. Rutgers University - Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s public policy degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers Camden also made our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Camden are $31,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rutgers Camden Public Policy Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy (With Aid)

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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