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2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools

3 Colleges
$38,098 Avg Salary
$21,866 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 6,430 people earned a degree or certificate in public policy, making the major the #113 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public policy majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Empire State College the most popular online school in the United States for public policy students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 83 students majoring in public policy at SUNY Empire, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Public Policy majors at SUNY Empire take out an average of $31,478 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the United States. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 44% of the public policy majors at the school.

Public Policy majors at ASU - Skysong take out an average of $23,530 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $328, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Public Policy at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#3

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

Women make up 50% of the public policy majors at the school.

Full Public Policy at Olivet Nazarene University Report

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Far Western US
Southwest
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Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 58,326
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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.

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