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

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Public Policy is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,199 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public policy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

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

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

#1

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$31,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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

Rutgers Camden not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. 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

#2

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$56,470 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

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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