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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 470 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #61 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia - Main Campus to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Women make up 64% of the public policy majors at the school.

Full Public Policy at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.

Of the 52 students majoring in public policy at William & Mary, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Read full report on Public Policy at William & Mary

#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in public policy at Regent, 46% are male and 54% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, public policy majors at Regent accumulate an average of around $28,720 in student debt.

Read full report on Public Policy at Regent University

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Of the 27 students majoring in public policy at Virginia Tech, 37% are male and 63% are female.

On average, public policy graduates from Virginia Tech take out $21,905 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Public Policy at Virginia Tech 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
Georgia 87
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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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