2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in Texas (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Texas, there were 295 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,400 and $24,873 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 160 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public policy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public policy 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 public policy program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Policy in Texas (With Aid)

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$64,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 117 masters’s public policy degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Policy at UT Austin

#2

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Dallas Public Policy Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$18,689 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 12 masters’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston Public Policy Report

#4

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

$23,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s public policy degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Policy at UT Arlington

#5

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s public policy students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Policy at Texas A&M College Station

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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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