Now I am wondering about something. Is this $80,000 per year, or is this $80,000 total for a full 4 years?
If it is $80,000 total for four years, then for most if not all of the out of state public schools on your list the affordability gap is going to be quite significant, and probably insurmountable. In this case you are very likely to only be able to afford either in-state public schools, or private schools that meet full need. Even the in-state public universities might be a stretch.
Fortunately you have very good in-state public universities in New Jersey. I have for example often praised the quality of the many Rutgers graduates who I have known over the years (one of whom may be slowly beating me right now in an on-line chess game, although it is not quite over yet).
Please, please, please do not start university anywhere unless and until you have a realistic plan to pay for a full 4 years of university. Also, a public policy job with just a bachelor’s degree is not likely to pay all that well, so you should be very reluctant to take on debt and I would try very hard to avoid any debt beyond the federally subsidized limits (which I think is probably $5,500 for your freshman year of university).