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2023 Most Well Attended Public Policy Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate

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34 Degrees Awarded
$77,523 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Public Policy Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate

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Public Policy is the 113th most popular major in the country with 6,430 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public policy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,451 and had an average of $21,866 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 892 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,209 and $22,744 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Public Policy Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in public policy. To top this list, a school must have a successful public policy program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Public Policy Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree public policy students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Public Policy Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public policy degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Public Policy Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Policy Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public policy students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read more about Public Policy at UC Berkeley

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Policy Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public policy degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Public Policy at USC

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Policy Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Public Policy at Portland State University

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Public Policy Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public policy students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Public Policy at Oregon State University

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California

Loma Linda University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Policy Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Loma Linda, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public policy students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Public Policy at Loma Linda University

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University of California - Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Policy Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate list. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 14 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Public Policy at University of California - Irvine

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