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2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Tennessee

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$45,998 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Tennessee to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Tennessee.

#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 degree in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Public Policy at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Public Policy at Tennessee State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trevecca Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Tennessee list. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Full Public Policy at Trevecca Nazarene University Report

#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

Full Public Policy at University of Memphis Report

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Policy Schools 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 5 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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