2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Public Policy School for You
Public Policy is the #113 most popular major in the country with 6,430 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the public policy programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Public Policy Schools
Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
The excellent programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at University of California - Riverside helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.
Public Policy majors at UCR take out an average of $19,487 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $70.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Pepperdine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public policy students. It came in at #6 on the list. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.
Stanford University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public policy programs. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
Mills College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public policy programs. Located in the city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
California Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public policy students. It came in at #9 on the list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.
Portland State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.
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Best Public Policy Colleges by State
Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 798 |
| Washington | 32 |
| Oregon | 50 |
| Nevada | 12 |
| Alaska | 0 |
Public Policy Related Majors
One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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