2027 Best Public Policy Schools in Wisconsin
Public Policy degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools to find the best for public policy students.
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Best Schools for Public Policy in Wisconsin
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the public policy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Public Policy
Our analysis ranked University Of Wisconsin Madison the best school in the country for a degree in public policy. This very large public university is located in the city of Madison. About 90% of students finish within six years. About 256 public policy degrees were awarded at University Of Wisconsin Madison in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, public policy degree recipients from University Of Wisconsin Madison generally make around $63,862. University Of Wisconsin Madison graduates carry a median of $21,813 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
