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2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Policy in the New England Region

7 Colleges in the New England Region
74 Doctor's Degrees
A doctor's degree in public policy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #85 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for public policy students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 74 doctor's degrees in public policy to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Public Policy School for Your Doctor's Degree

Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Policy in the New England Region Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in public policy matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Policy in the New England Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality public policy program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public policy.

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for public policy students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Policy Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
24 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MA
#1 Best Quality In MA

Harvard University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in public policy. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public policy in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 24 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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15 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MA
#3 Best Quality In MA

University of Massachusetts - Boston is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in public policy. UMass Boston is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in public policy in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 15 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent year we have data available.

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15 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MA
#2 Best Quality In MA

Brandeis University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in public policy. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in public policy in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 15 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available.

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11 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In ME
#1 Best Quality In ME

University of Southern Maine is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in public policy. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public policy in Maine.

There were approximately 11 public policy students who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent data year.

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6 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

There were about 6 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UMass Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

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3 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In RI
#1 Best Quality In RI

Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public policy in Rhode Island.

There were roughly 3 public policy students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available.

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Brown crest
Brown University
Providence, RI
#2 Most Popular In RI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in public policy from Brown University


 

Best Public Policy Colleges by State

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State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 147 48
Rhode Island 75 4
Maine 46 7

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One of 5 majors within the Public Administration & Social Service area of study, Public Policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Policy Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Policy Analysis 39
Health Policy Analysis 14
Education Policy Analysis 11
International Policy Analysis 5
Other Public Policy Analysis 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 21
Other Public Administration 6

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