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

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 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for public policy students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 68 master's degrees in public policy to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Public Policy Schools

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.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Policy in North Carolina

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Policy Students Working on Their Master's

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

67 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Duke University if you want to pursue a master's degree in public policy. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in public policy in North Carolina.

Master's students who receive their degree from the public policy program make an average of $65,800 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in public policy from Duke University

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public policy. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in public policy in North Carolina. More information about a master’s in public policy from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

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
Florida	206	14
Georgia	186	8
Virginia	175	294
Tennessee	156	25
West Virginia	108	20

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Policy

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

Public Policy Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Policy Analysis	68

Majors Similar to Public Policy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	807
Public Administration	330
Human Services	11

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream. More about our data sources and methodologies.