2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Public Policy School for You
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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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Policy Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Policy Schools
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for public policy students. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for public policy students. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public policy students. It came in at #6 on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Kentucky came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public policy students. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Jacksonville University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public policy students. Located in the city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Best Public Policy Colleges by State
Explore the best public policy schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 278 |
| Florida | 13 |
| Georgia | 28 |
| North Carolina | 87 |
| Tennessee | 66 |
| Kentucky | 22 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
| Alabama | 7 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Arkansas | 8 |
| West Virginia | 23 |
Majors Related to Public Policy
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 25 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).
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