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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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 104 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,368 and $31,250 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in public policy. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public policy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public policy degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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