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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Texas

8 Colleges
$42,349 Avg Salary
$19,062 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

In 2020-2021, 187 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #74 most popular major in the state.

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 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Texas 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in Texas for public policy students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Texas list. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of St. Thomas 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. Located in the large city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public policy students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Public Policy Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 55
Oklahoma 27
New Mexico 7

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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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