by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Policy draws students to programs nationwide. To top this list, a school graduates more public policy students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region offering public policy.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public policy majors in the Great Lakes Region, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
The most popular school in the country for public policy students is University Of Michigan Ann Arbor. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor graduated around 235 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
University Of Wisconsin Madison came in at #2 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Set in the city of Madison, University Of Wisconsin Madison is a public institution. This school awarded about 188 public policy degrees in the most recent year. See more about public policy at University Of Wisconsin Madison
University Of Chicago is one of the most popular public policy schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. University Of Chicago graduated around 108 public policy students in the most recent data year. Get the full public policy details for University Of Chicago
Northwestern University ranks #4 for public policy by yearly graduations. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. Northwestern University graduated around 40 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for Northwestern University
University Of Illinois At Chicago ranks #5 for public policy by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public university. University Of Illinois At Chicago graduated around 37 public policy students in the most recent data year. See more about public policy at University Of Illinois At Chicago
Adler School Of Professional Psychology placed #6 for public policy by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Chicago, Adler School Of Professional Psychology is a private not-for-profit institution. Adler School Of Professional Psychology graduated around 27 public policy students in the most recent data year. See more about public policy at Adler School Of Professional Psychology
Michigan State University ranked #7 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Michigan State University is a public school located in the city of East Lansing. This school awarded about 24 public policy degrees in the most recent year. Get the full public policy details for Michigan State University
Ohio State University Main Campus ranked #8 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State University Main Campus is a public university. Ohio State University Main Campus graduated around 23 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for Ohio State University Main Campus
Depaul University placed #9 for public policy by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit university. Depaul University graduated around 19 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for Depaul University
Michigan Technological University landed the #10 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Technological University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 10 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at Michigan Technological University
Central Michigan University landed the #11 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Central Michigan University is a public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant. This school awarded about 6 public policy degrees in the most recent year. Get the full public policy details for Central Michigan University
Loyola University Chicago landed the #12 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. See more about public policy at Loyola University Chicago
Ohio University Main Campus ranked #13 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Located in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at Ohio University Main Campus
University Of Illinois At Springfield landed the #14 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Set in the city of Springfield, University Of Illinois At Springfield is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at University Of Illinois At Springfield
Earlham College ranked #15 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Set in the town of Richmond, Earlham College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 2 public policy degrees in the most recent year. See more about public policy at Earlham College
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis ranked #16 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is a public school located in the city of Indianapolis. This school awarded about 2 public policy degrees in the most recent year. See more about public policy at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Western Michigan University landed the #17 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Western Michigan University is a public school located in the city of Kalamazoo. 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 Western Michigan University
Albion College comes in at #18 for public policy this year. Located in the town of Albion, Albion College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 1 public policy degrees in the most recent year. See more about public policy at Albion College
Knox College ranked #19 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Located in the town of Galesburg, Knox College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. Get the full public policy details for Knox College
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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