Best Colleges in Public-Policy Analysis Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Public-Policy Analysis program. University of California-Berkeley is ranked first in Public-Policy Analysis program ranking and Harvard University is placed in second. Next describes the Public-Policy Analysis program in general.

Public Policy Analysis is for making social decisions made by businesses and governments. Using statistical information, economic tools and theories such as cost benefit analyses and case studies, a Public Policy Analyst needs to evaluate policy decisions.

Academic Comparison Between Best Colleges in Public-Policy Analysis Program

4 public and 6 private schools are ranked in the top Public-Policy Analysis colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 26.00% where Harvard University has the tightest acceptance rate of 5% and Indiana University-Bloomington has the highest rate of 77%. Total 282,683 students are enrolled into the best Public-Policy Analysis 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 90.00% and the average students to faculty ratio is 11.30:1 at those colleges.

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

Table. Best Colleges in Public-Policy Analysis 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 %)
3	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	23%	92%	46,002	11:1 (9.09 %)
4	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	7%	93%	16,227	5:1 (20.00 %)
5	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	5%	97%	8,273	5:1 (20.00 %)
6	Duke University Durham, NC	9%	95%	16,130	7:1 (14.29 %)
7	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	17%	89%	13,869	10:1 (10.00 %)
8	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	50%	83%	22,484	15:1 (6.67 %)
9	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	77%	77%	43,710	17:1 (5.88 %)
10	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	52%	87%	42,977	18:1 (5.56 %)
	Average	26.00%	90.00%	282,683 (Total)	11.30:1 (8.85 %)

Best College In Public-policy Analysis 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in public-policy analysis. 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-policy analysis is $48,679 where University of Chicago has the most expensive costs with $58,230 and Indiana University-Bloomington has the lowest amount of tuition with $35,456. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in public-policy analysis is $43,071 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-policy Analysis 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
3	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$15,262	$49,350	$14,779	$49,559
4	University of Chicago	$58,230		$61,846
5	Princeton University	$50,340		$53,757
6	Duke University	$55,695		$57,980
7	Carnegie Mellon University	$55,465		$57,064
8	Syracuse University	$51,853		$57,506
9	Indiana University-Bloomington	$10,681	$35,456	$10,831	$36,078
10	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$10,555	$36,805	$10,577	$38,945
	Average	$12,671	$48,679	$12,596	$50,886

Table. Best College In Public-policy Analysis 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
3	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$23,456	$47,006	$24,241	$48,579
4	University of Chicago	$58,968		$61,003
5	Princeton University	$51,250		$53,669
6	Duke University	$54,712		$56,890
7	Carnegie Mellon University	$44,667		$45,974
8	Syracuse University	$38,708		$40,195
9	Indiana University-Bloomington	$10,564	$33,271	$10,857	$35,200
10	University of Wisconsin-Madison	$12,010	$25,336	$12,032	$25,358
	Average	$15,040	$43,071	$15,306	$44,529