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2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$35,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,199 people earned their degree in public policy, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,533 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,789 and $38,708 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public policy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public policy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public policy 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 Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree public policy students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Princeton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Policy at Princeton University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Policy at UMCP

#3

Niagara University

Niagara University, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niagara University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Niagara University is a small school located in Niagara University, New York that handed out 13 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Niagara, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Niagara University are $14,893.

Full Niagara University Public Policy Report

#4

Rutgers University - Camden

Camden, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the #4 spot on the list. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized school located in Camden, New Jersey that handed out 2 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Camden not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Camden are $31,338.

Full Rutgers Camden Public Policy Report

#5

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Policy at GWU

#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Carnegie Mellon Public Policy Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public policy students in 2019-2020.

UMBC also made our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMBC Public Policy Report

#8

The New School

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, The New School did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public policy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New School University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642.

Read full report on Public Policy at New School University

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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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