A degree in public policy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #113 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 551 degrees in public policy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The public policy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Policy rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public policy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Policy Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't 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.
Any student who is interested in public policy needs to check out Harvard University. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 193 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available. Public Policy degree recipients from Harvard University receive an earnings boost of about $23,728 over the typical income of public policy graduates.
Brandeis University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in public policy. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 185 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the public policy program earn around $43,251 for their early career.
Every student who is interested in public policy needs to check out University of Massachusetts - Boston. UMass Boston is a large public university located in the city of Boston. This university ranks 24th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 25 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent data year.
University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public policy. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were approximately 57 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public policy program state that they receive average early career earnings of $49,213.
Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. This university ranks 13th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 4 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Simmons in the most recent data year.
Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. This university ranks 16th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 9 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent year we have data available.
Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The public policy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Policy rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public policy schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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