2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Policy Analysis (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 280 general public policy analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 176 general public policy analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general public policy analysis. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general public policy analysis programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general public policy analysis program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Policy Analysis (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 111 masters’s general public policy analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Policy Analysis at Carnegie Mellon University

#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s general public policy analysis students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

$32,960 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown College landed the #3 spot on the list. Elizabethtown College is located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s general public policy analysis degrees to qualified students.

Etown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Etown are $32,960, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Elizabethtown College General Public Policy Analysis Report

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Public Policy Analysis Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s general public policy analysis students in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Public Policy Analysis Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Public Policy Analysis at Temple

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Policy Analysis (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’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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