2023 Most Popular Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 53 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Policy program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public policy majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Women make up 71% of the public policy majors at the school.
Out of the 53 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.
About 71% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 29% are male.
Out of the 53 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 38% of the public policy majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for public policy students working on their doctor’s degree. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.
Women make up 67% of the public policy majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in public policy at UMBC, 42% are male and 58% are female.
Full Public Policy at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report
The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 60% of the public policy majors at the school.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public policy students working on their doctor’s degree. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.
Women make up 60% of the public policy majors at the school.
Full Public Policy at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Report
University of Maryland - College Park came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 38% are male.
Full Public Policy at University of Maryland - College Park Report
University of Arkansas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public policy programs. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 8 students majoring in public policy at UARK, 38% are male and 63% are female.
Capella University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Public Policy by Region
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Majors Related to Public Policy
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 30 schools only.
- 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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