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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

4 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 #63 most popular major in New Jersey with 285 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 New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Policy program at each school on the list.

Check out the public policy bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the most popular school in New Jersey for public policy students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 123 students majoring in public policy at Princeton, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Read full report on Public Policy at Princeton University

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in New Jersey. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in public policy at Rutgers New Brunswick, 29% are male and 71% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public policy majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $20,726 in student debt.

Read full report on Public Policy at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#3

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Peter’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Saint Peter's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Jersey City.

Of the 4 students majoring in public policy at Saint Peter's College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Public Policy at Saint Peter’s University

#4

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rider University is a great place for public policy students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

Of the 2 students majoring in public policy at Rider, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 330
New York 382
Maryland 263
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 4 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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