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

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in public policy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #121 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of public policy. Combined, these schools handed out 235 bachelor's degrees in public policy to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Public Policy School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The public policy bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality public policy program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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 - How many other public policy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 much debt public policy students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public policy related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Public Policy Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Policy in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in public policy.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Policy

1

Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

101 Annual Graduates

$39,943 Median Starting Salary

Brandeis University is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in public policy. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the public policy program make an average of $39,943 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in public policy from Brandeis University

2

Brown University
Providence, RI

15 Annual Graduates

$58,161 Median Starting Salary

Brown University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in public policy. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Public Policy bachelor's degree recipients from Brown University receive an earnings boost of approximately $18,754 over the average income of public policy graduates.

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3

Trinity College
Hartford, CT

39 Annual Graduates

$56,902 Median Starting Salary

Trinity College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in public policy. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Hartford.

Public Policy bachelor's degree recipients from Trinity College get an earnings boost of approximately $17,495 over the average income of public policy majors.

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4

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

23 Annual Graduates

$33,424 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in public policy needs to look into University of Connecticut. Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the public policy program report average early career income of $33,424.

More information about a bachelor’s in public policy from University of Connecticut

5

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

28 Annual Graduates

$32,536 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, public policy bachelor's recipients usually earn an average of $32,536 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in public policy from University of Rhode Island

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	238	119
Connecticut	183	72
New Hampshire	157	0
Rhode Island	157	88
Vermont	155	13

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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
Health Policy Analysis	124
General Public Policy Analysis	88
International Policy Analysis	23

Majors Similar to Public Policy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Services	846
Community Organization & Advocacy	105
Public Administration	42
Other Public Administration	1

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.