2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in Maryland

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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 Maryland, there were 223 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,250 and $28,785 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public policy programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public policy students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Policy at UMCP

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC also made our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078, 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%.

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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