A master's degree in public policy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #52 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the most popular for public policy students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 115 master's degrees in public policy during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Choosing a Great Public Policy School for Your Master's Degree
The public policy master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future.
As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Policy in Michigan ranking.
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.
This ranking is just one of the many we have created.
First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above.
Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location.
On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public policy.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public policy. U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in public policy in Michigan.
There were approximately 105 public policy individuals who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
Students who graduate with their master's from the public policy program state that they receive average early career earnings of $61,900.
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in public policy needs to check out Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in public policy in Michigan.
There were roughly 8 public policy students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
Michigan Technological University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in public policy. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
There were about 1 public policy individuals who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in public policy has to check out University of Michigan - Dearborn. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Dearborn. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in public policy in Michigan.
There were roughly 1 public policy individuals who graduated with this degree at UM Dearborn in the most recent data year.
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).