2023 Best Public Policy Schools
Finding the Best Public Policy School for You
Public Policy is the #61 most popular major in the country with 3,737 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Public Policy Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 107 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Public Policy Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Policy Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in the United States for public policy students. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Policy Schools list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for public policy students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Policy Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for public policy students. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Elizabethtown College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Policy Schools list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.
Georgetown University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Policy Schools ranking. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Loma Linda University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Policy Schools ranking. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.
Brown University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Policy Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
University of North Dakota ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public Policy Schools list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
With a ranking of #11, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public policy students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #12, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public policy students. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #13 on this year’s Best Public Policy Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
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With a ranking of #14, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public policy students. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public policy students. It came in at #15 on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Trinity College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public policy students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Public Policy students that almost earned our Best Public Policy Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 17 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 18 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 19 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN |
| 20 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA |
| 21 | William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA |
Public Policy by Region
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Public Policy Related Rankings by Major
Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 33,631 |
| Public Administration | 13,571 |
| Human Services | 1,277 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 741 |
| Other Public Administration | 295 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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