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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts

11 Colleges
$53,148 Avg Salary
$25,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

Public Policy is the #36 most popular major in Massachusetts with 425 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the public policy programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in Massachusetts for public policy students. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Policy at Harvard University Report

#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public policy students. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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#6

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #6, Suffolk University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public policy students. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public policy students. It came in at #8 on the list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Full Public Policy at Simmons University Report

Salem State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public policy students. It came in at #8 on the list. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

Full Public Policy at Salem State University Report

#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Policy at Boston University Report

Best Public Policy Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 81
Rhode Island 66
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 11 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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