Best Colleges in Public Finance Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Public Finance program. University of California-Berkeley is ranked first in Public Finance program ranking and Harvard University is placed in second.

Next describes the Public Finance program in general.

Public finance is the study of the role of the government in the economy. It is the branch of economics which assesses the government revenue and government expenditure of the public authorities and the adjustment of one or the other to achieve desirable effects and avoid undesirable ones.(from wiki)

Academic Comparison Between Best Colleges in Public Finance Program

4 public and 6 private schools are ranked in the top Public Finance colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 15.40% where Stanford University has the tightest acceptance rate of 4% and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the highest rate of 52%. Total 281,716 students are enrolled into the best Public Finance schools where University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the largest population with 46,002 students and Princeton University is the smallest school with 8,273 students. The average graduation rate is 92.40% and the average students to faculty ratio is 10.40:1 at those colleges.

Next table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Public Finance colleges including acceptance rate, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.

Table. Best Colleges in Public Finance Program

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	15%	91%	41,891	18:1 (5.56 %)
2	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	5%	96%	31,120	7:1 (14.29 %)
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	7%	94%	11,466	3:1 (33.33 %)
4	Stanford University Stanford, CA	4%	94%	17,534	12:1 (8.33 %)
5	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	23%	92%	46,002	11:1 (9.09 %)
6	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	5%	97%	8,273	5:1 (20.00 %)
7	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	6%	95%	30,454	6:1 (16.67 %)
8	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	7%	93%	16,227	5:1 (20.00 %)
9	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	30%	85%	35,772	19:1 (5.26 %)
10	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	52%	87%	42,977	18:1 (5.56 %)
	Average	15.40%	92.40%	281,716 (Total)	10.40:1 (9.62 %)

Best College In Public Finance 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in public finance. The 2018-2019 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2019-2020 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the best college in public finance is $49,216 where Columbia University in the City of New York has the most expensive costs with $59,430 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest amount of tuition with $36,805. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in public finance is $43,875 where University of Chicago has the highest tuition with $58,968 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $25,336.

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Table. Best College In Public Finance 2019 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	University of California-Berkeley	$14,184	$43,176	$14,198	$44,191
2	Harvard University	$50,420		$51,935
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$49,892		$49,892
4	Stanford University	$51,354		$53,151
5	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$15,262	$49,350	$14,779	$49,559
6	Princeton University	$50,340		$53,757
7	Columbia University in the City of New York	$59,430		$68,395
8	University of Chicago	$58,230		$61,846
9	University of California-San Diego	$14,167	$43,159	$14,318	$44,316
10	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$10,555	$36,805	$10,577	$38,945
	Average	$13,542	$49,216	$13,468	$51,599

Table. Best College In Public Finance 2019 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	University of California-Berkeley	$14,131	$29,233	$14,092	$29,194
2	Harvard University	$47,562		$49,221
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$52,892		$52,892
4	Stanford University	$49,617		$49,617
5	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$23,456	$47,006	$24,241	$48,579
6	Princeton University	$51,250		$53,669
7	Columbia University in the City of New York	$48,390		$49,867
8	University of Chicago	$58,968		$61,003
9	University of California-San Diego	$13,397	$28,499	$13,348	$28,450
10	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$12,010	$25,336	$12,032	$25,358
	Average	$15,749	$43,875	$15,928	$44,785