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2022 Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
218 Degrees Awarded
$8,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Public Policy Analysis is the 139th most popular major in the country with 5,606 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 720 general public policy analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 218 general public policy analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public policy analysis. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general public policy analysis 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 general public policy analysis program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree general public policy analysis students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Policy Analysis (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general public policy analysis students in 2019-2020.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $-1,387 for far western us region bachelor’s degree general public policy analysis students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Stanford. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.

The low student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCR is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 83 bachelors’s general public policy analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $8,366 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree General Public Policy Analysis students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of California - Riverside.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 20 bachelors’s general public policy analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $9,334 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree General Public Policy Analysis students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wazzu.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general public policy analysis students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,668 for far western us region bachelor’s degree general public policy analysis students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend USC.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Central Washington University is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s general public policy analysis degrees to qualified students.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CWU is $9,875 for far western us region bachelor’s degree general public policy analysis students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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