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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 87 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #139 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Georgia 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 Georgia.

Our analysis found Georgia State University to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Georgia. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the public policy majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that public policy majors at Georgia State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $31,835.

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Out of the 6 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 69% of the public policy majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#3

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Out of the 6 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

About 90% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Public Policy at Mercer University

#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Out of the 6 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Augusta University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in public policy at Augusta University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#5

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#6

Young Harris College

Young Harris, GA

Young Harris College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the remote area of Young Harris, YHC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full Public Policy at Young Harris College Report

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 Degrees Awarded
Virginia 470
North Carolina 463
Florida 13
Tennessee 104
Kentucky 22
South Carolina 2
Louisiana 8
Arkansas 8
Alabama 9
Mississippi 51
West Virginia 23

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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