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2023 Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$39,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Policy for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Policy for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 6,430 people earned their degree in public policy, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public policy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,451 and had an average of $21,866 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 330 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,423 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public policy programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public policy program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Policy for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Policy for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Policy for a Doctorate”.

Top 1 Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Public Policy for a Doctorate. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s public policy degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 117 of the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. In addition to receiving other benefits, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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