2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Finding the Best Public Policy Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 187 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #74 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 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 Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Texas 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Texas Schools for a Master's in Public Policy
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 99 students majoring in public policy at UT Austin, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Of the 21 students majoring in public policy at UH, 43% are male and 57% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Women make up 47% of the public policy majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of St. Thomas is a great place for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 78% of the public policy majors at the school.
Read full report on Public Policy at University of St. Thomas
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for public policy students working on their master’s degree. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.
Of the 7 students majoring in public policy at UT Dallas, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.
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Best Public Policy Colleges in the Southwest Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 55 |
Oklahoma | 27 |
New Mexico | 7 |
Public Policy Related Majors
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 |
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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 6 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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