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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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$57,597 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 66 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island 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.

Check out the public policy master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Rhode Island.

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the most popular school in Rhode Island for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Of the 59 students majoring in public policy at Brown, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in public policy at URI, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Best Public Policy Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 425
Connecticut 81
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 2 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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