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Most Popular Online Public Policy Schools

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13 Ranked Colleges
361 Public Policy Graduations

Public Policy is offered at a wide range of schools, and a growing number of schools deliver it largely online. The online schools below award the most public policy degrees of any in the United States.

To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 13 schools in the United States offering public policy.

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Online Public Policy Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Public Policy

We also rank the most popular online Public Policy schools at each degree level.

Read more about College Factual’s methodology

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Below are the online schools that graduate the most public policy students in the United States.

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No school graduates more public policy students than Arizona State University Skysong this year. Arizona State University Skysong is a public school located in the city of Scottsdale. This school awarded about 119 public policy degrees in the most recent year. See more about public policy at Arizona State University Skysong

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University Of Maryland College Park ranks #2 for public policy by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of College Park, University Of Maryland College Park is a public university. University Of Maryland College Park graduated around 118 public policy students in the most recent data year. Get the full public policy details for University Of Maryland College Park

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A rank of #3 makes University Of Southern California one of the most popular schools for public policy. Located in the city of Los Angeles, University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 42 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. Get the full public policy details for University Of Southern California

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Depaul University
Chicago, IL

Depaul University ranks #4 for public policy by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 18 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at Depaul University

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American Public University System ranks #5 for public policy by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Public University System is a private for-profit university. This school awarded about 17 public policy degrees in the most recent year. See more about public policy at American Public University System

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University Of Denver placed #6 for public policy by yearly graduations. University Of Denver is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 16 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at University Of Denver

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University Of New Hampshire Main Campus landed the #7 spot among the most popular public policy schools. University Of New Hampshire Main Campus is a public school located in the town of Durham. University Of New Hampshire Main Campus graduated around 11 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for University Of New Hampshire Main Campus

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Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

Walden University landed the #8 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded about 7 public policy degrees in the most recent year. Get the full public policy details for Walden University

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #9 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. Loyola University Chicago graduated around 5 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for Loyola University Chicago

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The University Of Tennessee landed the #10 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Located in the city of Knoxville, The University Of Tennessee is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. Read the full public policy report for The University Of Tennessee

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San Diego State University ranked #11 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Set in the city of San Diego, San Diego State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. Read the full public policy report for San Diego State University

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Western Michigan University comes in at #12 for public policy this year. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University is a public university. Western Michigan University graduated around 2 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for Western Michigan University

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #13 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university. This school awarded about 1 public policy degrees in the most recent year. Read the full public policy report for Capella University

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.

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