2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Tennessee, there were 92 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,300 and $37,495 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public policy programs and 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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The public policy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s public policy degrees to qualified students.

UofM also made our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Policy at UofM

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy (With Aid)

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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