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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Missouri

6 Colleges

Finding the Best Public Policy School for You

Public Policy is the #98 most popular major in Missouri with 35 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Missouri 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for public policy students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for public policy students. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great place for public policy students. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

The excellent programs at Park University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in Missouri. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 91
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 6 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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