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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in the New England Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public policy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public policy programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public policy program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 24 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 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 Harvard are $50,654.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree public policy students with aid list, University of Southern Maine 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 University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Policy at University of Southern Maine

#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public policy students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also took the #3 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 UMass Boston are $36,485.

Read full report on 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #4 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 University of Rhode Island are $29,082.

Read full report on Public Policy at URI

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public policy 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 are $52,060.

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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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