collageFully Funded PhD Programs in Public Policy and Public Administration
Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College (Pittsburgh, PA): The financial aid program for the PhD in Public Policy and Management is designed to provide students with the financial support necessary to enable them to successfully complete the program. This support also allows the student to gain classroom experience that is valued in the academic marketplace. Every Ph.D. student in good standing receives a full-tuition scholarship for their entire tenure in the program. Students who remain in good standing may also receive a stipend and Teaching Assistantships of up to $27,000 per academic year.
Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy (Durham, NC): During the first year of the program, most students receive a scholarship for tuition and fees and are paid a stipend via departmental or external fellowships, with no additional work obligations. In years two and three, students are expected to work as Research or Teaching Assistants to earn part of the stipend. In years four and five, students will be funded through a combination of research assistantships and external dissertation fellowships.
Georgia State, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies/Georgia Tech (Atlanta, GA): The Andrew Young School has been able to fund virtually all full-time students for at least three years. Assistantships typically provide full tuition waivers and stipends of $18,000 per year. Three new doctoral students each year receive Andrew Young or AYSPS Dean’s Scholar Fellowships, which provide an additional $6,000 annually.
Pardee RAND Graduate School (Santa Monica, CA): Pardee RAND’s program enables students to cover their tuition while receiving a consistent stipend for living expenses each year. Funding the Ph.D. is achieved through a combination of a generous scholarship and a research fellowship earned by working on RAND projects of the student’s choice.
Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton, NJ): The doctoral program offers full merit-based funding to cover the cost of each student’s tuition and living expenses for five years. The stipend for living expenses is $30,975.
University of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (Ann Arbor, MI): At present, new doctoral students enter our program with a funding package sufficient to cover tuition, insurance, and living expenses for the first five years of study.
University of Southern California (USC), Sol Price School of Public Policy (Los Angeles, CA): Incoming Ph.D. students at USC are fully supported for four years through a graduate assistantship that provides tuition remission, a stipend for fall and spring semesters, year-round health and dental insurance, and payment of the university’s health center fee for fall and spring semester. The graduate assistantship provides an opportunity for students to work on teaching and collaborative research with one of our faculty members. Students beyond their fourth year of study are often supported through teaching assistantships, research assistantships or a combination of funding sources from USC and/or outside sources.
University of Washington, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance (Seattle, WA): The University of Washington Evans School typically provides a 5-year graduate assistantship for entering students. All funding packages include full tuition remission and a competitive stipend for living expenses during the academic year. A variety of additional internal fellowship and funding opportunities exist for students, including excellent travel support for attending professional conferences, and summer income assisting faculty on externally funded research projects.
Pharmaceutical Sciences – Pharmaceutical Economics, Policy, and Outcomes
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona, United States
The objective of the Ph.D. track in Pharmaceutical Sciences – Pharmaceutical Economics, Policy, and Outcomes at University of Arizona is to impart advanced scientific knowledge relevant to the field of study and to provide training opportunities in conducting state-of-the-art approaches in research. 17,115 EUR / year 2 years Ph.D. Full-time
Health Services and Policy
The University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa, United States
The Doctor of Philosophy program in health services and policy requires a minimum of 79 s.h. of graduate credit, which may include up to 30 s.h. of credit from a master’s degree. The program prepares students for careers in health services research, education, and policy leadership in universities, government agencies, and health organizations. 28,070 EUR / year Ph.D. Full-time
Management in community college policy and administration
University of Maryland University College Online
The unique Doctor of Management in community college policy and administration from University of Maryland University College offers exceptional scholarship, intimate cohorts, online courses, short residencies, distinguished faculty, and dissertation support in a program that can be completed within three years. 924 EUR / credit 3 years Ph.D. Full-time
Public Policy and Management
The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio, United States
A degree from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs offers you a wide array of career options that engage you in work that matters. Whether you see yourself in a senior role at the U.S. State Department, as an agency head in state government, as a city manager, or as an advocate in a nonprofit organization, our program will help prepare you for success. 30,009 EUR / year 4 years Ph.D. Full-time
Public and Urban Policy
The New School New York City, New York, United States
The PhD in Public and Urban Policy is committed to The New School tradition of critical inquiry, creative scholarship, and social justice to confront 21st century global policy, design, and development challenges. 1,854 EUR / credit 5 years Ph.D. Full-time
Urban Planning and Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States
The Department of Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago offers programs of professional study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Urban Planning and Policy. 6,146 EUR / year 2 years Ph.D. Full-time
Education – Higher Education Leadership, Management and Policy
Walden University Online
The PhD in Education – Higher Education Leadership, Management and Policy program from Walden University offers educators and administrators the opportunity to grow as scholars and innovators in higher education. Benefit from access to distinguished faculty members and student support services. 14,186 EUR / year 4 years, 10 months Ph.D. Part-time
Educational Culture, Policy and Society
University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York, United States
The Educational Culture, Policy and Society PhD program focuses on the role that education — including, but not limited to P-16 — plays in the larger society. 20,869 EUR / year 4 years Ph.D. Full-time Part-time
Government and Public Policy
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona, United States
The PhD Government and Public Policy program from University of Arizona is designed to impart the skills and knowledge needed to teach and conduct research at academic institutions. 17,115 EUR / year 1 year Ph.D. Full-time
Policy Analysis and Management
Cornell University Ithaca, New York, United States
The Ph.D. in Policy Analysis and Management program combines a focus on the substantive policy areas of health, consumer, and family/social welfare with graduate-level training in a theoretical or disciplinary area, analytical or empirical methods, and multiple disciplinary approaches. 17,688 EUR / year Ph.D. Full-time
Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
The PhD in Public Policy trains students to shape new directions in public policy research, and prepares them for careers in academia, government, and research organizations. Candidates develop skills to teach the next generation of educators, researchers, and practitioners in public policy and the social sciences. 37,199 EUR / year 5 years Ph.D. Full-time
Engineering and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Engineering and Public Policy offers a doctoral program for students with technical backgrounds, that addresses policy issues focused on science and engineering. If you want to explore how engineering interacts with other disciplines to tackle the complex problems of today’s society, the EPP PhD program might be right for you. 3 years Ph. D. Full-time
Business Administration – Business and Public Policy
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, United States
Business and Public Policy (BPP) is an interdisciplinary program of rigorous study for students interested in conducting research on these and other questions involving the interaction of institutional design and analysis, economic incentives, firm strategy, public policy and political economy, and technology management. 28,877 EUR / year 5 years Ph.D. Full-time
Public Policy
Liberty University Online
Imagine making a real and lasting difference in our nation and in the lives of our citizens. You know that Christ cares about the needs of all people, and you recognize the role public policy can play in meeting those needs. With the Public Policy program at Liberty University, you can gain the skills and knowledge you need to research and transform the world of public policy. 553 EUR / credit 3 years Ph.D. Part-time Featured
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
University of Missouri–St. Louis Saint Louis, Michigan, United States
The Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program from University of Missouri–St. Louis provides you with strong theoretical and conceptual underpinnings that support your work in your organization and provide you with the research knowledge and skills needed to begin your own scholarly work within a university setting. 12,533 EUR / year Ph.D. Full-time Featured
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