2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid
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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 Great Lakes region, there were 989 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,283 and $31,567 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 540 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 105 masters’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.
U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 43 masters’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s public policy students in 2019-2020.
Michigan State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 337 masters’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.
UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.
National Louis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. National Louis University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 masters’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.
NLU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
DePaul University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s public policy degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
DePaul also made our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Loyola University Chicago landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s public policy students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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