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Most Popular Public Policy Schools in Illinois

8 Ranked Colleges
241 Public Policy Graduations

Public Policy draws students to programs nationwide. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most public policy students each year.

To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 8 schools in Illinois offering public policy.

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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public policy majors in Illinois, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.

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Leading the list of the most popular public policy schools is University Of Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. University Of Chicago graduated around 108 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for University Of Chicago

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Northwestern University is one of the most popular public policy schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. This school awarded about 40 public policy degrees in the most recent year. Read the full public policy report for Northwestern University

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A rank of #3 makes University Of Illinois At Chicago one of the most popular schools for public policy. University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public school located in the city of Chicago. 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

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Adler School Of Professional Psychology came in at #4 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. 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. Read the full public policy report for Adler School Of Professional Psychology

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Depaul University
Chicago, IL

Depaul University is one of the most popular public policy schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Depaul University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 19 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. Get the full public policy details for Depaul University

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Loyola University Chicago placed #6 for public policy by yearly graduations. Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. 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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University Of Illinois At Springfield placed #7 for public policy by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Springfield, University Of Illinois At Springfield is a public university. University Of Illinois At Springfield graduated around 4 public policy students in the most recent data year. See more about public policy at University Of Illinois At Springfield

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Knox College
Galesburg, IL

Knox College placed #8 for public policy by yearly graduations. Knox College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Galesburg. This school awarded about 1 public policy degrees in the most recent year. See more about public policy at Knox College

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Notes and References

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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