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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in California

4 Colleges
$77,523 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree School for You

Public Policy is the #46 most popular major in California with 546 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Policy program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Policy Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for public policy students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

About 50% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Public Policy at University of California - Berkeley Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for public policy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Policy at University of Southern California Report

#3

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

Read full report on Public Policy at Loma Linda University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in California. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of California - Irvine

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 22
Oregon 47
Nevada 12
Alaska 0

Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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