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

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$77,523 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Georgia to see which doctor'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 doctor's degree.

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

Women make up 80% of the public policy majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Policy at Georgia State University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in Georgia. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 75% of the public policy majors at the school.

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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 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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