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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Louisiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Louisiana, there were 5 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public policy program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in Louisiana

#1

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$16,684 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern University and A & M College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern University and A & M College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University and A & M College are $16,684.

Full Southern University and A & M College Public Policy Report

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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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