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2023 Best Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts

9 Colleges
$53,148 Avg Salary
$25,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

Public Policy is the #36 most popular major in Massachusetts with 425 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the public policy programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Public Policy

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in Massachusetts for public policy students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Simmons University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

The excellent programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in Massachusetts. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public policy programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Salem State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public policy programs. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public policy programs. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public policy students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Policy Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 81
Rhode Island 66
New Hampshire 23
Maine 27
Vermont 8

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Public Policy

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 9 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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