If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in public policy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #126 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public Policy in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 401 bachelor's degrees in public policy during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Choosing a Great Public Policy School for Your Bachelor's Degree
The public policy bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future.
One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Public Policy in North Carolina ranking is to help you make that choice.
Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of public policy students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.
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Duke University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in public policy. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public policy in North Carolina.
There were about 233 public policy individuals who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.
Those public policy students who get their bachelor's degree from Duke University earn $10,400 more than the standard public policy graduate.
You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in public policy. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in public policy in North Carolina.
There were about 168 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.
Soon after graduating, public policy bachelor's recipients typically earn an average of $38,500 in their early careers.
Elon University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public policy. Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a bachelor’s in public policy from Elon University
Best Public Policy Colleges in the Southeast Region
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).