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

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, 305 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #129 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Texas 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 Texas.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Methodist University the most popular school in Texas for public policy students working on their bachelor’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

Of the 49 students majoring in public policy at SMU, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in Texas. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

About 79% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 21% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in public policy at UT Dallas, 24% are male and 76% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, public policy graduates from UT Dallas carry an average student debt load of $21,437.

Read full report on Public Policy at The University of Texas at Dallas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

Of the 10 students majoring in public policy at DBU, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Best Public Policy Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 233
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 7

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 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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