2024 Best Public Policy Schools in the New England Region
13
Colleges in the New England Region
1,086
Public Policy Degrees Awarded
$40,069
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 13 schools in the New England 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 1,086 degrees in public policy during the 2021-2022 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 New England 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 New England 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 New England Region Schools in Public Policy
Harvard University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in public policy. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were about 304 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the public policy major at Harvard University get $36,806 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
More information about a degree in public policy from Harvard UniversityIt's hard to beat Brown University if you wish to pursue a degree in public policy. Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 123 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the public policy program at Brown University get $14,349 above the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
More information about a degree in public policy from Brown UniversityBrandeis University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public policy. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waltham. This university ranks 14th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 219 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year. Public Policy degree recipients from Brandeis University get an earnings boost of around $3,182 over the typical income of public policy majors.
More information about a degree in public policy from Brandeis UniversityTrinity College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public policy. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 51 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Bantams in the most recent year we have data available. Public Policy degree recipients from Trinity College receive an earnings boost of about $10,495 over the average earnings of public policy majors.
More information about a degree in public policy from Trinity CollegeDoctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In MA
37
Public Policy Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 37 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in public policy from University of Massachusetts - BostonUCONN is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were about 55 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the public policy program state that they receive average early career income of $25,200.
More information about a degree in public policy from University of ConnecticutUMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were roughly 58 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year. Those public policy students who get their degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst receive $9,144 more than the typical public policy graduate.
More information about a degree in public policy from University of Massachusetts AmherstUNH is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Durham. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 26 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in public policy from University of New Hampshire - Main CampusLocated in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #90 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Simmons is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Simmons in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in public policy from Simmons UniversityDoctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In ME
$31,571
Median Student Debt
University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Portland. This university ranks 7th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 23 public policy students who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in public policy from University of Southern Maine
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