2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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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 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” ranking looked at 4 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

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

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#4 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public policy students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed 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 Southern Maine are $22,308.

Full University of Southern Maine Public Policy Report

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#4 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. URI 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. 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.

Full University of Rhode Island Public Policy Report

#2

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$36,485 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public policy degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$89,530 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Policy at Harvard

#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$52,060 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$77,715 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public policy students in 2019-2020.

Brandeis also made our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Policy at Brandeis University

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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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