2026 Best Public Policy Schools in Minnesota
Public Policy degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 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 Minnesota
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall public policy education in Minnesota.
Top Schools in Public Policy
Leading the list is University Of Minnesota Twin Cities, our #1 school for public policy. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. About 85% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 62 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. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities graduates carry a median of $21,577 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 6 schools 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
