2024 Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
10
Colleges in the Southeast Region
53
Doctor's Degrees
a doctor's degree in
public policy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #77 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 53 doctor's degrees in public policy to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Public Policy School for Your Doctor's Degree
The public policy doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality public policy program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public policy students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of public policy students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for public policy to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public policy related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public policy students working on their doctor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Public Policy Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.