2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Public Policy Master'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.
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The Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the New England Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public policy majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Of the 172 students majoring in public policy at Harvard, 45% are male and 55% are female.
Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 59 students majoring in public policy at Brown, 47% are male and 53% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.
Women make up 71% of the public policy majors at the school.
Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Of the 50 students majoring in public policy at UMass Amherst, 34% are male and 66% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
Of the 34 students majoring in public policy at Yale, 24% are male and 76% are female.
Trinity College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 45% of the public policy majors at the school.
University of Southern Maine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 20 students majoring in public policy at University of Southern Maine, 50% are male and 50% are female.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 67% of the public policy majors at the school.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public policy students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in public policy at UNH, 35% are male and 65% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public policy students working on their master’s degree. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
About 56% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 44% are male.
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Best Public Policy Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 425 |
| Connecticut | 81 |
| Rhode Island | 66 |
| New Hampshire | 23 |
| Maine | 27 |
| Vermont | 8 |
Majors Related to Public Policy
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 19 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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