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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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

In 2020-2021, 81 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #44 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public policy majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in Connecticut for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

About 76% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#2

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

Out of the 3 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in public policy at Trinity Bantams, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Out of the 3 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 56% of the public policy majors at the school.

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 425
Rhode Island 66
New Hampshire 23
Maine 27
Vermont 8

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 3 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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