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2024 Best Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

2 Colleges in New Jersey
150 Bachelor's Degrees
$50,510 Avg Early-Career Salary
Public Policy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #121 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for public policy students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 150 bachelor's degrees in public policy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public policy students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Policy in New Jersey

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for public policy students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Policy

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
123 Annual Graduates
$50,510 Median Starting Salary
$10,527 Median Student Debt

Princeton University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in public policy. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the public policy program state that they receive average early career income of $50,510.

More information about a bachelor’s in public policy from Princeton University

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21 Annual Graduates
$26,500 Median Student Debt

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public policy. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick.More information about a bachelor’s in public policy from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 275 278
Pennsylvania 274 125
Maryland 207 96
Delaware 130 44

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One of 4 majors within the Public Administration & Social Service area of study, Public Policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Policy Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Policy Analysis 148
Health Policy Analysis 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Public Administration 74
Public Administration 33
Human Services 3

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