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 reviewed 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public policy. Combined, these schools handed out 97 degrees in public policy to qualified students.
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 Minnesota list to help you make the college 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.
It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in public policy. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 71 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Those public policy students who get their degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities earn $5,843 more than the average public policy student.
It's hard to beat Capella University if you wish to pursue a degree in public policy. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 8 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent year we have data available.
St Catherine University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public policy. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 6 public policy students who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in public policy has to look into Walden University. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
There were about 12 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the public policy program report average early career wages of $44,525.
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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