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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in District of Columbia

3 Colleges
$67,076 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

With 320 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #12 most popular major in District of Columbia.

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 Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Policy Colleges.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Read full report on Public Policy at Georgetown University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Full Public Policy at George Washington University Report

#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Public Policy at American University Report

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 104
Pennsylvania 205
Maryland 167
New Jersey 135
Delaware 2

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 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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