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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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$57,597 Avg Salary

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

With 153 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #76 most popular major in Connecticut.

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.

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 Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Connecticut to see which master'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.

Check out the public policy master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in Connecticut for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 76% of the public policy majors at the school.

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#2

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

Out of the 3 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hartford.

About 45% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 55% are male.

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Out of the 3 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in public policy at UCONN, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Best Public Policy Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 544
New Hampshire 23
Maine 27
Rhode Island 154
Vermont 21

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 3 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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