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Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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

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$57,597 Avg Salary

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

With 91 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #47 most popular major in Minnesota.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Minnesota 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in Minnesota for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 69 students majoring in public policy at UMN Twin Cities, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Full Public Policy at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of St Thomas Minnesota

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Policy Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 35
Iowa 1
Kansas 1
North Dakota 2

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 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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