by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Policy is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. The schools below award the most public policy degrees of any in the Southeast Region.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 32 schools in the Southeast Region offering public policy.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public policy majors in the Southeast Region, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Leading the list of the most popular public policy schools is Duke University. Located in the city of Durham, Duke University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 258 public policy degrees in the most recent year. See more about public policy at Duke University
University Of Virginia Main Campus ranks #2 for public policy by yearly graduations. University Of Virginia Main Campus is a public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 189 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at University Of Virginia Main Campus
A rank of #3 makes University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill one of the most popular schools for public policy. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill is a public university. This school awarded about 126 public policy degrees in the most recent year. Read the full public policy report for University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Liberty University is one of the most popular public policy schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 118 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. Get the full public policy details for Liberty University
George Mason University came in at #5 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Set in the suburb of Fairfax, George Mason University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 89 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. Get the full public policy details for George Mason University
Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus placed #6 for public policy by yearly graduations. Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Atlanta. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 64 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University landed the #7 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 50 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
College Of William And Mary landed the #8 spot among the most popular public policy schools. College Of William And Mary is a public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg. This school awarded about 48 public policy degrees in the most recent year. Read the full public policy report for College Of William And Mary
University Of Mississippi Main Campus landed the #9 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Located in the town of University, University Of Mississippi Main Campus is a public university. This school awarded about 48 public policy degrees in the most recent year. Read the full public policy report for University Of Mississippi Main Campus
Georgia State University placed #10 for public policy by yearly graduations. Georgia State University is a public school located in the city of Atlanta. Georgia State University graduated around 35 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for Georgia State University
Regent University placed #11 for public policy by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent University is a private not-for-profit institution. Regent University graduated around 27 public policy students in the most recent data year. Get the full public policy details for Regent University
University Of Kentucky placed #12 for public policy by yearly graduations. University Of Kentucky is a public school located in the city of Lexington. University Of Kentucky graduated around 26 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for University Of Kentucky
Jacksonville University placed #13 for public policy by yearly graduations. Jacksonville University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jacksonville. Jacksonville University graduated around 22 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for Jacksonville University
Southern University And A And M College comes in at #14 for public policy this year. Southern University And A And M College is a public school located in the city of Baton Rouge. This school awarded about 21 public policy degrees in the most recent year. Get the full public policy details for Southern University And A And M College
Vanderbilt University ranked #15 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Set in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 19 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at Vanderbilt University
American Public University System placed #16 for public policy by yearly graduations. American Public University System is a private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town. American Public University System graduated around 17 public policy students in the most recent data year. See more about public policy at American Public University System
Marshall University landed the #17 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Marshall University is a public school located in the city of Huntington. This school awarded about 12 public policy degrees in the most recent year. Read the full public policy report for Marshall University
Tennessee State University comes in at #18 for public policy this year. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at Tennessee State University
The University Of Tennessee landed the #19 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Located in the city of Knoxville, The University Of Tennessee is a public university. The University Of Tennessee graduated around 7 public policy students in the most recent data year. See more about public policy at The University Of Tennessee
University Of Central Florida ranked #20 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Located in the suburb of Orlando, University Of Central Florida is a public university. University Of Central Florida graduated around 6 public policy students in the most recent data year. See more about public policy at University Of Central Florida
Augusta University comes in at #21 for public policy this year. Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at Augusta University
University Of Georgia placed #22 for public policy by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Athens, University Of Georgia is a public institution. This school awarded about 5 public policy degrees in the most recent year. See more about public policy at University Of Georgia
Oakwood University placed #23 for public policy by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Huntsville, Oakwood University is a private not-for-profit institution. Oakwood University graduated around 4 public policy students in the most recent data year. See more about public policy at Oakwood University
University Of Arkansas landed the #24 spot among the most popular public policy schools. University Of Arkansas is a public school located in the city of Fayetteville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at University Of Arkansas
University Of North Carolina At Charlotte ranked #25 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. University Of North Carolina At Charlotte is a public school located in the city of Charlotte. University Of North Carolina At Charlotte graduated around 4 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular public policy list:
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
More about our data sources and methodologies.