2024 Best Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Region
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Colleges in the Southwest Region
585
Public Policy Degrees Awarded
$39,714
Avg Early-Career Salary
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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for public policy students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 585 degrees in public policy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Public Policy School
Your choice of public policy school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Public Policy Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Policy Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Best Schools for Public Policy in the Southwest Region
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.
10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Public Policy
It's difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you wish to pursue a degree in public policy. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 115 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the public policy major at The University of Texas at Austin make $19,653 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public policy. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 124 public policy students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the public policy program make around $37,079 for their early career.
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The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public policy. UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Richardson. This university ranks 11th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 52 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public policy program report average early career earnings of $41,618.
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Southern Methodist University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in public policy. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 49 public policy students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, public policy degree recipients generally earn around $26,063 at the beginning of their careers.
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ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 98 public policy students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the public policy program make about $37,079 in the first couple years of working.
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Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were about 15 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
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University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 public policy students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.
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University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman. This university ranks 1st out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 27 public policy students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.
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UH is a very large public university located in the city of Houston. This university ranks 10th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 21 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 7 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.
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