2025 Best Public Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

Public Policy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #121 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for public policy students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 110 bachelor's degrees in public policy to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools 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 Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Policy in Texas

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for public policy students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Texas Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Policy

1

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

40 Annual Graduates

$40,434 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Southern Methodist University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in public policy. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the public policy program state that they receive average early career wages of $40,434.

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

2

The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX

26 Annual Graduates

$43,837 Median Starting Salary

The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in public policy. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the public policy program make around $43,837 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in public policy from The University of Texas at Dallas

Best Public Policy Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Public Policy Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	200	178
Oklahoma	190	1

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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
General Public Policy Analysis	75
International Policy Analysis	35

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	96
Human Services	93

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.