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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in public policy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #52 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 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Policy in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 master's degrees in public policy during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public policy.

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

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Vanderbilt University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in public policy. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a 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 Tennessee.

Master's students who receive their degree from the public policy program make around $56,300 for their early career.

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

2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public policy. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in public policy in Tennessee. More information about a master’s in public policy from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

 

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
North Carolina	167	90
West Virginia	108	20

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Public Policy Related Rankings by Major

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

Public Policy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Education Policy Analysis	25
General Public Policy Analysis	9

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	566
Public Administration	73
Community Organization & Advocacy	25
Human Services	13

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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