2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in the Southeast Region
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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 the Southeast region, there were 1,261 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,533 and $29,669 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 396 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in public policy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public policy programs and 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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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 92 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s public policy students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at American Military University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’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 American Public University System are $7,050.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public policy degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.
University of Virginia also made our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and it awarded 13 masters’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.
William & Mary also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 69 masters’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.
GMU also made our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 9 masters’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Knoxville also took the #7 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Marshall University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Marshall University is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Marshall University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Public Policy Master’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 Marshall University are $21,162.
University of Kentucky landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s public policy students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Vanderbilt University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 25 masters’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Duke University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 67 degrees to qualified masters’s public policy students in 2019-2020.
Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, 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%.
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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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