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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$77,523 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public policy was ranked #61 in the country. In fact 3,737 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Check out the public policy doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for public policy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in public policy at Michigan Tech, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 80% of the public policy majors at the school.

Full Public Policy at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 50% of the public policy majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Policy at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Policy at Indiana University - Bloomington

#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Public Policy at University of Chicago Report

Best Public Policy Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 170
Illinois 350
Ohio 15
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 29

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

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 5 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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