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Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Minnesota

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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Minnesota

4 Colleges
$50,368 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

With 91 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #47 most popular major in Minnesota.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Minnesota 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public policy majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Public Policy at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Public Policy at Capella University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Public Policy at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 35
Iowa 1
Kansas 1
North Dakota 2

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 4 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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