2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in the Southeast Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southeast region, there were 1,261 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,533 and $29,669 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.
Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in the Southeast Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public policy degrees to qualified students.
Clemson also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 8 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public policy students in 2019-2020.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Memphis is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 1 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #5 spot on the list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public policy degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Southern University and A & M College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University and A & M College are $16,684, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 3 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Charlotte also took the #6 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055.
George Mason University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s public policy degrees to qualified students.
GMU also made our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.
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Georgia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public policy degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Georgia State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.
Duke University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s public policy degrees to qualified students.
Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.
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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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