2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Public Policy Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the public policy master's degree 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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for public policy students working on their master’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 48% of the public policy majors at the school.
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 108 students majoring in public policy at UC Berkeley, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 66% of the public policy majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public policy schools in the Far Western US Region . UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.
About 63% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 37% are male.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.
Women make up 61% of the public policy majors at the school.
California Lutheran University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.
Women make up 60% of the public policy majors at the school.
Stanford University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
Of the 21 students majoring in public policy at Stanford, 76% are male and 24% are female.
University of Washington - Bothell Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 72% of the public policy majors at the school.
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Oregon State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 89% of the public policy majors at the school.
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University of California - Riverside ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Best Public Policy Colleges by State
Explore the best public policy schools 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 22 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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