2023 Most Focused Colleges for Public Policy in Utah
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In 2021-2022, 6,484 people earned their degree in public policy, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States. 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 Utah, there were 10 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in Utah” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public policy. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public policy.
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Schools Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in Utah
The colleges and universities below are the best for utah public policy students.
Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for Public Policy in Utah
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified ’s public policy students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Utah Public Policy Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s public policy students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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