2027 Best Public Policy Schools in the The Plains States Region
Public Policy programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their public policy programs.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for public policy students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Public Policy in the The Plains States Region
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
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities tops our 2027 ranking of the best public policy schools. Located in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a very large public university. Roughly 85% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 40 public policy students who graduated with this degree at University Of Minnesota Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, public policy degree recipients from University Of Minnesota Twin Cities generally make around $61,239. Typical student debt for the program is $21,577.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, 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).
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