2022 Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Across Washington, there were 48 general public policy analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general public policy analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general public policy analysis. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general public policy analysis 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 general public policy analysis program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Public Policy Analysis (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$9,334 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 20 bachelors’s general public policy analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wazzu is $9,334 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree General Public Policy Analysis students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Wazzu General Public Policy Analysis Report

#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$9,875 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s general public policy analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $9,875 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree General Public Policy Analysis students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend CWU.

Read full report on General Public Policy Analysis at Central Washington University

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

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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