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Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best Public Policy Bachelor's Degree School for You

Public Policy is the #64 most popular major in Maryland with 263 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Policy program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 89 students majoring in public policy at UMCP, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#2

St Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at St Mary’s College of Maryland helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in Maryland. SMCM is a small public school located in the small suburb of St. Mary's City.

Women make up 71% of the public policy majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that public policy majors at SMCM take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,501.

Read full report on Public Policy at St Mary’s College of Maryland

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 330
New York 382
New Jersey 285
District of Columbia 320
Delaware 46

Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Public Policy

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 2 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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