Education policy

Ranked in 2013, part of Best Education Schools

Education policy programs examine educational theory, research, and leadership principles in K-12 schools as well as colleges and universities. These are the top schools for programs in education policy.

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Rank School name Tuition Total enrollment Additional data
#7 University of California​‒​Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 344

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#1 Stanford University

Stanford, CA

$41,250 per year (full-time) 380
#6 University of Michigan​‒​Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

$19,616 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,666 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 473
#9 University of California​‒​Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,102 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 795
#3 Vanderbilt University (Peabody)

Nashville, TN

$1,712 per credit (full-time) 808
#2 Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

$38,480 per year (full-time) 945
#10 University of Virginia (Curry)

Charlottesville, VA

$13,278 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,602 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 949
#4 University of Wisconsin​‒​Madison

Madison, WI

$11,839 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,166 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,010
#11 Pennsylvania State University​‒​University Park

University Park, PA

$17,670 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,374 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,138
#8 University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

$42,224 per year (full-time) 1,222
#11 Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

$630 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,206 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2,051
#5 Teachers College, Columbia University

New York, NY

$1,286 per credit (full-time) 5,034