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#1University of Oxford logo

University of Oxford, Oxford

England, Uk17.5%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $57K/Yr (£42,206/Yr)Living$23K/Yr (£17,040/Yr)Admission M.Sc Public PolicyTOEFL110$72K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.0/10(10 Users)Ranked 2 by THE in 2025
#2Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, Usa4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $67.7K/YrLiving$20.3K/YrAdmission M.S Political ScienceTOEFL100$31K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 1 by THE in 2025
#3Harvard University logo

Harvard University, Cambridge

Massachusetts, Usa7%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $55.6K/YrLiving$13.6K/YrAdmission M.P.ATOEFL100$59.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.5/10(5 Users)Ranked 4 by THE in 2025
#4Princeton University logo

Princeton University, Princeton

New Jersey, Usa4.49%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $62.4K/YrLiving$18.6K/YrAdmission M.S Public AffairsIELTS7$62.4K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 5 by THE in 2025
#5University of Cambridge logo

University of Cambridge, Cambridge

England, Uk21%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $59.2K/Yr (£43,881/Yr)Living$3K/Yr (£2,200/Yr)Admission M.Phil Engineering for Sustainab...TOEFL100$76.8K/Yr
Course duration: 11 months
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9.7/10(6 Users)Ranked 6 by THE in 2025
#6Stanford University logo

Stanford University, Stanford

California, Usa3.9%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $62.1K/YrLiving$33.2K/YrAdmission M.A CommunicationGRE328IELTS7.0PTE68$61.1K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.2/10(4 Users)Ranked 3 by THE in 2025
#7California Institute of Technology logo

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

California, Usa3%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $63.4K/YrLiving$20.3K/YrAdmission B.A/B.S Political ScienceIELTS7$63.4K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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8.3/10(3 Users)
#8UC-Berkeley logo

UC-Berkeley, Berkeley

California, Usa16.4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $12.8K/YrLiving$18K/YrAdmission M.C.PDuolingo125IELTS7$12.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.3/10(11 Users)Ranked 7 by THE in 2025
#9Imperial College London logo

Imperial College London, London

England, Uk18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $35.9K/Yr (£26,625/Yr)Living$16.9K/Yr (£12,552/Yr)Admission M.S Sustainable Energy FuturesDuolingo115TOEFL92$55.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.7/10(22 Users)
#10Yale University logo

Yale University, New Haven

Connecticut, Usa6.2%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $69K/YrLiving$19.9K/YrAdmission M.S Epidemiology of Infectious D...GRE322IELTS7PTE70$69.9K/Yr
Course duration: 9 months
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8.2/10(3 Users)Ranked 11 by THE in 2025
#11University of Chicago logo

University of Chicago, Chicago

Illinois, Usa6%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $63.2K/YrLiving$29K/YrAdmission M.A Political ScienceTOEFL100$33.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.3/10(5 Users)Ranked 13 by THE in 2025
#12University of Pennsylvania logo

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Pennsylvania, Usa7%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $57.1K/YrLiving$19K/YrAdmission B.A CommunicationDuolingo130TOEFL100$63.2K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.3/10(6 Users)Ranked 10 by THE in 2025
#13Johns Hopkins University logo

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Maryland, Usa7%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $70K/YrLiving$20.1K/YrAdmission M.A CommunicationDuolingo130TOEFL100PTE68$64.7K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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3.8/10(9 Users)Ranked 25 by THE in 2025
#14National University of Singapore logo

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Singapore, Singapore25%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $26.3K/Yr (S$33,713/Yr)Living$5.7K/Yr (S$7,332/Yr)Admission M.S Urban PlanningIELTS6.5$34K/Yr
S$43,600
Course duration: 2 years
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5.7/10(8 Users)Ranked 17 by THE in 2025
#15UC-Los Angeles logo

UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles

California, Usa11%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $36.3K/YrLiving$18.6K/YrAdmission M.A Social WelfareDuolingo130IELTS7$36.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.3/10(11 Users)Ranked 15 by THE in 2025
#16Columbia University logo

Columbia University, New York City

New York, Usa3.9%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $68.9K/YrLiving$11K/YrAdmission M.P.ATOEFL100$68.4K/Yr
Course duration: 21 months
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9.3/10(20 Users)Ranked 12 by THE in 2025
#17Cornell University logo

Cornell University, Ithaca

New York, Usa14.10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $51.5K/YrLiving$11.3K/YrAdmission M.P.AIELTS7.0$44.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.7/10(10 Users)Ranked 19 by THE in 2025
#18University of Toronto logo

University of Toronto, Toronto

Ontario, Canada43%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $36.2K/Yr (CA$49,550/Yr)Living$16.8K/Yr (CA$22,953/Yr)Admission M.A Political ScienceTOEFL93$31.9K/Yr
CA$43,680
Course duration: 3 years
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9.0/10(80 Users)Ranked 24 by THE in 2025
#19University College London logo

University College London, London

England, Uk63%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $43.5K/Yr (£32,230/Yr)Living$24.3K/Yr (£17,981/Yr)Admission M.P.A Urban Innovation and Polic...IELTS7.5PTE80$49.3K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.0/10(11 Users)Ranked 14 by THE in 2025
#20Umich-Ann Arbor logo

Umich-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor

Michigan, Usa28%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $92.5K/YrLiving$15.3K/YrAdmission M.A Public PolicyIELTS6.5$106.5K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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9.7/10(17 Users)Ranked 8 by THE in 2025
#21Carnegie Mellon University logo

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania, Usa21.7%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $56.1K/YrLiving$13.8K/YrAdmission M.S Robotic Systems DevelopmentDuolingo120IELTS7.5$62K/Yr
Course duration: 21 months
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6.8/10(8 Users)Ranked 101 by THE in 2025
#22Technical University Munich logo

Technical University Munich, Munich

Bavaria, Germany8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $9.2K/Yr (€8,000/Yr)Living$18.4K/Yr (€15,984/Yr)Admission M.S Communications EngineeringTOEFL88PTE65$13.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.7/10(13 Users)
#23Duke University logo

Duke University, Durham

North Carolina, Usa32.5%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $61.7K/YrLiving$17.7K/YrAdmission M.P.PDuolingo125IELTS7$63.5K/Yr
Course duration: 5 years
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7.3/10(11 Users)Ranked 33 by THE in 2025
#24University of Edinburgh logo

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Scotland, Uk10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $38.1K/Yr (£28,200/Yr)Living$15.9K/Yr (£11,808/Yr)Admission M.Phil ArtIELTS7.0PTE73$37.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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9.0/10(29 Users)Ranked 29 by THE in 2025Ranked 34 by QS in 2026
#25Nanyang Technological University logo

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Singapore, Singapore36%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $18.3K/Yr (S$23,400/Yr)Living$11.5K/Yr (S$14,760/Yr)Admission M.A Public AdministrationIELTS6PTE55$29.6K/Yr
S$38,000
Course duration: 1 year
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9.3/10(7 Users)
#26Northwestern University logo

Northwestern University, Evanston

Illinois, Usa7%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $94.9K/YrLiving$16K/YrAdmission B.A Communication StudiesSAT1460IELTS6.5$94.9K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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9.0/10(5 Users)Ranked 33 by THE in 2025
#27New York University logo

New York University, New York City

New York, Usa31.9%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $61.3K/YrLiving$6.6K/YrAdmission M.P.A Public and Nonprofit Manag...Duolingo135TOEFL100$53.9K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(20 Users)Ranked 22 by THE in 2025
#28UC-San Diego logo

UC-San Diego, San Diego

California, Usa34%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $44K/YrLiving$26.5K/YrAdmission Master of Public PolicyIELTS7PTE65$34.1K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.0/10(9 Users)Ranked 53 by THE in 2025
#29The University of Hong Kong logo

The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam

Hong Kong, Hong Kong37%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.5K/Yr (HK$165,760/Yr)Admission M.A Social Service ManagementIELTS6.0$13.1K/Yr
HK$100,800
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 29 by THE in 2025
#30King's College London logo

King's College London, London

England, Uk13%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $38.7K/Yr (£28,639/Yr)Living$2.4K/Yr (£1,800/Yr)Admission M.A Public PolicyIELTS7.0PTE69$48.3K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.3/10(26 Users)Ranked 32 by THE in 2025
#31Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich logo

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich

Bavaria, Germany10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $330.05/Yr (€287/Yr)Living$833.75/Yr (€725/Yr)Admission B.A Political ScienceTOEFL99$330.05/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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6.2/10(4 Users)Ranked 67 by THE in 2025
#32University of Melbourne logo

University of Melbourne, Melbourne

Victoria, Australia70%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $32.8K/Yr (A$50,448/Yr)Living$15.7K/Yr (A$24,192/Yr)Admission M.A Urban PlanningTOEFL79PTE64$34.4K/Yr
A$52,992
Course duration: 2 years
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6.7/10(57 Users)Ranked 56 by THE in 2025
#33Georgia Institute of Technology logo

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

Georgia, Usa23%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $32.1K/YrLiving$13.6K/YrAdmission M.S City and Regional PlanningGRE300TOEFL100$34.2K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(11 Users)Ranked 151 by THE in 2025
#34The University of British Columbia logo

The University of British Columbia, Vancouver

British Columbia, Canada69%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23.1K/Yr (CA$31,697/Yr)Living$8.3K/Yr (CA$11,353/Yr)Admission Master of Urban DesignTOEFL90$32.5K/Yr
CA$44,528
Course duration: 1 year
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7.0/10(106 Users)Ranked 28 by THE in 2025
#35Chinese University of Hong Kong logo

Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin

Hong Kong, Hong Kong10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $8.4K/Yr (HK$64,864/Yr)Admission M.A Intercultural StudiesTOEFL79$20.1K/Yr
HK$155,000
Course duration: 1 year
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7.2/10(1 User)Ranked 55 by THE in 2025
#36McGill University logo

McGill University, Montreal

Quebec, Canada54%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.3K/Yr (CA$33,291/Yr)Living$17.6K/Yr (CA$24,160/Yr)Admission M.P.PIELTS6.5PTE65$31.9K/Yr
CA$43,645
Course duration: 11 months
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5.3/10(23 Users)Ranked 41 by THE in 2025
#37UI-Urbana logo

UI-Urbana, Urbana

Illinois, Usa66%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $43.6K/YrLiving$14.5K/YrAdmission Master of Urban PlanningTOEFL104$29.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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9.0/10(19 Users)Ranked 54 by THE in 2025
#38Heidelberg University logo

Heidelberg University, Heidelberg

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany27%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.4K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$9.2K/Yr (€7,978/Yr)Admission M.A Political ScienceIELTS6.5$3.4K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(3 Users)
#39London School of Economics and Political Science logo

London School of Economics and Political Science, London

England, Uk25.33%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $38.5K/Yr (£28,501/Yr)Living$18.1K/Yr (£13,416/Yr)Admission M.Sc Organisational and Social P...IELTS7PTE70$41.7K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.0/10(4 Users)Ranked 9 by THE in 2025
#40UT-Austin logo

UT-Austin, Austin

Texas, Usa40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23.8K/YrLiving$12.3K/YrAdmission M.S Social WorkIELTS6.5$27.1K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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9.3/10(15 Users)Ranked 27 by THE in 2025
#41The University of Manchester logo

The University of Manchester, Manchester

England, Uk70.6%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $38.6K/Yr (£28,600/Yr)Living$11.6K/Yr (£8,580/Yr)Admission M.Sc Specialist Practice (Cancer...GRE298IELTS6.5PTE60$27.7K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.3/10(34 Users)Ranked 37 by THE in 2025
#42University of Wisconsin-Madison logo

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison

Wisconsin, Usa60%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $36.3K/YrLiving$15.8K/YrAdmission M.S SociologyDuolingo125IELTS7$25.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.7/10(20 Users)Ranked 20 by THE in 2025
#43Monash University logo

Monash University, Melbourne

Victoria, Australia40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $29.7K/Yr (A$45,715/Yr)Living$11.5K/Yr (A$17,660/Yr)Admission M.S.WTOEFL98PTE65$27.5K/Yr
A$42,300
Course duration: 2 years
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5.5/10(45 Users)Ranked 77 by THE in 2025
#44University of Amsterdam logo

University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam

North Holland, Netherlands4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $29.7K/Yr (€25,853/Yr)Living$1.1K/Yr (€925/Yr)Admission M.S International Relations (Pol...$37.9K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.3/10(10 Users)Ranked 18 by THE in 2025
#45Brown University logo

Brown University, Providence

Rhode Island, Usa5%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $61.9K/YrLiving$9.8K/YrAdmission M.A Public HumanitiesTOEFL90$68.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(2 Users)Ranked 64 by THE in 2025
#46The University of Sydney logo

The University of Sydney, Sydney

New South Wales, Australia30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.5K/Yr (A$51,521/Yr)Living$13.2K/Yr (A$20,298/Yr)Admission M.S.WIELTS7.5PTE76$33.5K/Yr
A$51,500
Course duration: 2 years
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6.3/10(19 Users)Ranked 49 by THE in 2025
#47UC-Davis logo

UC-Davis, Davis

California, Usa38%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $48.6K/YrLiving$16.1K/YrAdmission M.A CommunicationDuolingo115TOEFL100$48.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.3/10(8 Users)Ranked 84 by THE in 2025
#48The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology logo

The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $28.5K/Yr (HK$219,333/Yr)Admission M.S Global OperationsIELTS6.5$41.3K/Yr
HK$318,000
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 101 by THE in 2025
#49Wageningen University & Research logo

Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen

Gelderland, Netherlands14%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.1K/Yr (€21,000/Yr)Admission M.S International Development St...TOEFL92$24.4K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.8/10(3 Users)Ranked 67 by THE in 2025Ranked 153 by QS in 2026
#50UC-Santa Barbara logo

UC-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara

California, Usa36%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $14.6K/YrLiving$15.2K/YrAdmission M.A AnthropologyDuolingo120TOEFL80$12.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.2/10(6 Users)Ranked 64 by THE in 2025