2025 Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in public policy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #77 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 39 doctor's degrees in public policy to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public policy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public policy students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public policy to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public policy related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public policy students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Public Policy Schools

The public policy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Policy Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Policy in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in public policy.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Public Policy

1

Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

13 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Brandeis University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public policy. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in public policy from Brandeis University

2

University of Massachusetts - Boston
Boston, MA

11 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Massachusetts - Boston if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public policy. UMass Boston is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in public policy from University of Massachusetts - Boston

Best Public Policy Colleges by State

Explore the best public policy colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	46
Rhode Island	78	0
Maine	46	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Policy

One of 4 majors within the Public Administration & Social Service area of study, Public Policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Policy Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Policy Analysis	24
Education Policy Analysis	6
International Policy Analysis	5
Other Public Policy Analysis	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Public Administration	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.