2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy (Income $0-$30k) in Louisiana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public policy programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy (Income $0-$30k) 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 For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public policy students in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University and A & M College are $16,684, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Policy at Southern University and A & M College

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy (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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