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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for public policy students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 286 degrees in public policy to qualified students.
The public policy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Policy rankings. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Policy Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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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.
Any student pursuing a degree in public policy has to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 262 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Those public policy students who get their degree from University of Maryland - College Park earn $9,668 more than the average public policy student.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public policy. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 14 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Prepare yourself to make the decisions that best serve a community, its constituents and its economic growth with this specialized business degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Any student who is interested in public policy needs to take a look at St Mary's College of Maryland. SMCM is a small public college located in the rural area of St. Mary's City. This college ranks 24th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 10 public policy students who graduated with this degree at SMCM in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the public policy program make around $43,629 in the first couple years of their career.
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).
The public policy program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Policy rankings. 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.
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