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

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$57,597 Avg Salary

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

With 104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public policy is the #103 most popular major in Tennessee.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Tennessee 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Policy Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the most popular school for public policy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in public policy at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Public Policy at Vanderbilt University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for public policy students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 41% of the public policy majors at the school.

Full Public Policy at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

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
Georgia 87
Virginia 470
North Carolina 463
Florida 13
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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