by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Policy is the 113th most popular major in the country with 6,484 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , public policy graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,451 and had an average of $32,327 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 46 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,387 and $113,689 respectively.
This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public policy.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State University is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 2 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
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