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Most Popular Public Policy Schools in New Jersey

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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in New Jersey

5 Colleges
$58,059 Avg Salary
$17,563 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

In 2020-2021, 135 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #37 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Policy Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Jersey 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

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the most popular school in New Jersey for public policy students. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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The excellent programs at Rutgers University - Camden helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in New Jersey. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in New Jersey list. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 104
Pennsylvania 205
Maryland 167
District of Columbia 320
Delaware 2

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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