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Most Popular Public Policy Schools in the New England Region

22 Ranked Colleges
706 Public Policy Graduations

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

College Factual ranked the 22 public policy schools in the New England Region by the number of degrees they award each year.

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Below are the schools that graduate the most public policy students in the New England Region.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Leading the list of the most popular public policy schools is Harvard University. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 170 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at Harvard University

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A rank of #2 makes Brandeis University one of the most popular schools for public policy. Set in the city of Waltham, Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit institution. Brandeis University graduated around 136 public policy students in the most recent data year. Get the full public policy details for Brandeis University

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University Of Rhode Island ranks #3 for public policy by yearly graduations. University Of Rhode Island is a public school located in the suburb of Kingston. University Of Rhode Island graduated around 50 public policy students in the most recent data year. See more about public policy at University Of Rhode Island

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Brown University came in at #4 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Brown University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 46 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. Read the full public policy report for Brown University

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Trinity College
Hartford, CT

A rank of #5 makes Trinity College one of the most popular schools for public policy. Located in the city of Hartford, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit university. Trinity College graduated around 44 public policy students in the most recent data year. See more about public policy at Trinity College

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University Of Connecticut placed #6 for public policy by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Storrs, University Of Connecticut is a public university. This school awarded about 43 public policy degrees in the most recent year. See more about public policy at University Of Connecticut

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University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth comes in at #7 for public policy this year. University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth. University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth graduated around 36 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth

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University Of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #8 for public policy this year. University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a public school located in the city of Amherst. This school awarded about 34 public policy degrees in the most recent year. See more about public policy at University Of Massachusetts Amherst

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University Of Southern Maine landed the #9 spot among the most popular public policy schools. University Of Southern Maine is a public school located in the city of Portland. This school awarded about 29 public policy degrees in the most recent year. Read the full public policy report for University Of Southern Maine

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

Yale University comes in at #10 for public policy this year. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale University is a private not-for-profit university. Yale University graduated around 27 public policy students in the most recent data year. Get the full public policy details for Yale University

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University Of Massachusetts Boston landed the #11 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Located in the city of Boston, University Of Massachusetts Boston is a public university. University Of Massachusetts Boston graduated around 23 public policy students in the most recent data year. See more about public policy at University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston University placed #12 for public policy by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Boston, Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. Read the full public policy report for Boston University

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University Of New Hampshire Main Campus landed the #13 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Located in the town of Durham, University Of New Hampshire Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at University Of New Hampshire Main Campus

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Suffolk University ranked #14 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Set in the city of Boston, Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 10 public policy degrees in the most recent year. See more about public policy at Suffolk University

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

Tufts University comes in at #15 for public policy this year. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts University is a private not-for-profit university. Tufts University graduated around 10 public policy students in the most recent data year. Read the full public policy report for Tufts University

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Simmons College
Boston, MA

Simmons College landed the #16 spot among the most popular public policy schools. Simmons College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Simmons College graduated around 9 public policy students in the most recent data year. Get the full public policy details for Simmons College

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University Of Vermont
Burlington, VT

University Of Vermont comes in at #17 for public policy this year. Located in the city of Burlington, University Of Vermont is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. Read the full public policy report for University Of Vermont

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Worcester State University placed #18 for public policy by yearly graduations. Worcester State University is a public school located in the city of Worcester. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. Read the full public policy report for Worcester State University

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Bentley University
Waltham, MA

Bentley University comes in at #19 for public policy this year. Bentley University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham. 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 Bentley University

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Bennington College
Bennington, VT

Bennington College ranked #20 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Bennington College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bennington. Bennington College graduated around 2 public policy students in the most recent data year. Get the full public policy details for Bennington College

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University Of New England ranked #21 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. University Of New England is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Biddeford. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in public policy from this school. See more about public policy at University Of New England

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Saint Joseph College
West Hartford, CT

Saint Joseph College ranked #22 on our list of the most popular public policy schools. Set in the city of West Hartford, Saint Joseph College is a private not-for-profit institution. 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 Saint Joseph College

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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