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#2/2604 US News Ranking 2026(Public Policy)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, USA4.52%Acceptance Rate		 M.S Technology and Policy
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
($83,405/Yr)₹80.36L/Yr
Living: 
($21,264/Yr)₹20.49L/Yr
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#3/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy)
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Harvard University, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 6 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA3%Acceptance Rate		 MPA
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL5
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Tuition:  
($64,020/Yr)₹61.68L/Yr
Living: 
($13,644/Yr)₹13.15L/Yr
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#3/2604 US News Ranking 2026(Public Policy)
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Stanford University, Stanford

7.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)California, USA4%Acceptance Rate		 M.S Health policy
Course duration:
2 years
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Tuition:  
($63,889/Yr)₹61.56L/Yr
Living: 
($34,320/Yr)₹33.07L/Yr
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#9/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy)
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University of Chicago, Chicago

8.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)Illinois, USA		 M.S Computational Analysis and Public Policy (MSCAPP)
Course duration:
2 years
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Tuition:  
($62,110/Yr)₹59.84L/Yr
Living: 
($29,000/Yr)₹27.94L/Yr
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#17/2604 US News Ranking 2026(Public Policy)
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University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

7.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA5%Acceptance Rate		 MBA Business Economics and Public Policy
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
($63,953/Yr)₹61.62L/Yr
Living: 
($18,966/Yr)₹18.27L/Yr
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#14/2604 US News Ranking 2026(Public Policy)
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Princeton University, Princeton

8.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)New Jersey, USA5%Acceptance Rate		 M.P.P
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
GRE298TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
($66,675/Yr)₹64.24L/Yr
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($21,170/Yr)₹20.4L/Yr
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#8/2604 US News Ranking 2026(Public Policy)
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Yale University, New Haven

9.7(Based on 4 User Reviews)Connecticut, USA4.6%Acceptance Rate		 MPH Health Policy
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
($57,256/Yr)₹55.17L/Yr
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($19,900/Yr)₹19.17L/Yr
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#36/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy)
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Cornell University, Ithaca

5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate		 MPA
Course duration:
2 years
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Tuition:  
($55,989/Yr)₹53.95L/Yr
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($18,640/Yr)₹17.96L/Yr
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#46/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy)
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Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

10.0(Based on 11 User Reviews)Maryland, USA6%Acceptance Rate		 M.S Data Analytics and Policy
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130TOEFL100PTE68
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Tuition:  
($65,784/Yr)₹63.38L/Yr
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($15,381/Yr)₹14.82L/Yr
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#21/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy)
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Columbia University, New York City

10.0(Based on 23 User Reviews)New York, USA4%Acceptance Rate		 MPA
Course duration:
21 months
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135TOEFL110
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Tuition:  
($74,222/Yr)₹71.51L/Yr
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#16/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy)
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UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA9%Acceptance Rate		 MS Health Policy and Management
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($14,430/Yr)₹13.9L/Yr
Living: 
($27,396/Yr)₹26.4L/Yr
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#3/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy)
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Umich-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor

9.7(Based on 17 User Reviews)Michigan, USA16%Acceptance Rate		 M.A Public Policy
Course duration:
2 years
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Tuition:  
($106,550/Yr)₹102.66L/Yr
Living: 
($21,016/Yr)₹20.25L/Yr
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#26/2604 US News Ranking 2026(Public Policy)
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Northwestern University, Evanston

9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA		 M.A Medical Humanities and Bioethics
Course duration:
2 years
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Tuition:  
($78,107/Yr)₹75.26L/Yr
Living: 
($2,064/Yr)₹1.99L/Yr
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#36/2604 US News Ranking 2026(Public Policy)
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New York University, New York City

8.7(Based on 24 User Reviews)New York, USA9%Acceptance Rate		 MPA Public and Nonprofit Management and policy
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL5
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Tuition:  
($64,315/Yr)₹61.97L/Yr
Living: 
($6,581/Yr)₹6.34L/Yr
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#21/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy)
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Duke University, Durham

4.3(Based on 14 User Reviews)North Carolina, USA		 MDiv / MPP
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($68,498/Yr)₹66L/Yr
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#21/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy)
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Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

7.2(Based on 9 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA12%Acceptance Rate		 M.S Energy Science, Technology and Policy
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
($57,449/Yr)₹55.35L/Yr
Living: 
($15,390/Yr)₹14.83L/Yr
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#61/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy)
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UC-San Diego, San Diego

6.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)California, USA		 Master of Public Policy
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7PTE65
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Tuition:  
($34,053/Yr)₹32.81L/Yr
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#98/2604 US News Ranking 2026(Public Policy)
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UI-Urbana, Urbana

9.0(Based on 19 User Reviews)Illinois, USA43.7%Acceptance Rate		 M.Ed Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL104
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Tuition:  
($41,216/Yr)₹39.71L/Yr
Living: 
($14,522/Yr)₹13.99L/Yr
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#56/2604 US News Ranking 2026(Public Policy)
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UT-Austin, Austin

9.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Texas, USA27%Acceptance Rate		 MEd Education Policy and Planning
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL79
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Tuition:  
($19,786/Yr)₹19.06L/Yr
Living: 
($17,052/Yr)₹16.43L/Yr
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#56/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy)
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Brown University, Providence

8.7(Based on 3 User Reviews)Rhode Island, USA5%Acceptance Rate		 M.D/M.P.A
Course duration:
4 years
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Tuition:  
($68,612/Yr)₹66.11L/Yr
Living: 
($9,774/Yr)₹9.42L/Yr
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