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 reviewed 3 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public policy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 233 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. We derive our Best Overall Public Policy School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Arizona.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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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.
Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in public policy. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 124 public policy students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. After graduation, public policy degree recipients usually make about $37,079 in the first five years of their career.
Any student who is interested in public policy has to take a look at Arizona State University - Skysong. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 98 public policy students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, public policy degree recipients generally earn around $37,079 at the beginning of their careers.
It is hard to beat University of Arizona if you want to pursue a degree in public policy. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 8 public policy students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona 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).