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

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Finding the Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts 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.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in Massachusetts for public policy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Public Policy at Harvard University Report

#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandeis University is a great place for public policy students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in public policy at Brandeis, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Public Policy at Brandeis University Report

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the public policy majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 25% are male.

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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 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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