If you plan on majoring in public policy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #113 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Public Policy Schools in Georgia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 87 degrees in public policy to qualified students.
The public policy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Policy Schools in Georgia.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the public policy degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in public policy has to look into Georgia State University. Georgia State is a very large public university located in the city of Atlanta. This university ranks 12th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 30 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, public policy degree recipients usually earn around $34,007 at the beginning of their careers.
It's difficult to beat Mercer University if you wish to pursue a degree in public policy. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Macon. A Best Colleges rank of #415 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mercer is a great university overall.
There were about 10 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in public policy needs to check out Augusta University. Augusta University is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Augusta. This university ranks 18th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 6 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Augusta University 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).