2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Policy in North Carolina

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.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Policy in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 doctor's degrees in public policy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The public policy doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Policy in North Carolina 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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for public policy.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Policy in North Carolina

Explore 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

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in public policy. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large 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 North Carolina.

There were roughly 8 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in public policy from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in public policy. UNC Charlotte is a very large public university located in the city of Charlotte. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in public policy in North Carolina.

There were roughly 3 public policy students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in public policy from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

3

Duke University
Durham, NC

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke University is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in public policy. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public policy in North Carolina.

There were about 1 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in public policy from Duke University

 

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Policy Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	126	11
Georgia	124	5
Louisiana	99	9
Tennessee	98	2
South Carolina	88	0
Arkansas	57	4

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Public Policy Related Rankings by Major

Public Policy is one of 5 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Public Policy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Policy Analysis	12

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	7
Social Work	4

Notes and References

• 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).
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