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Major Overview for Public Policy Analysis

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Overview for Public Policy Analysis

A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues and decision processes. Includes instruction in the role of economic and political factors in public decision-making and policy formulation; microeconomic analysis of policy issues; resource allocation and decision modeling; cost/benefit analysis; statistical methods; and applications to specific public policy topics.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Public Policy Analysis

Top 39 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Public Policy Analysis among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Duke University
Durham, NC
151
(9.9%)
Most Selective$46,171
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
99
(2.1%)
Most Selective$47,309
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
84
(7.3%)
Most Selective$45,125
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
80
(2.3%)
Most Selective$46,691
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
45
(1.2%)
Highly Selective$13,430
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
40
(1.9%)
Most Selective$47,753
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
34
(2.0%)
Most Selective$47,232
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
27
(2.3%)
Highly Selective$48,057
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
25
(4.4%)
Highly Selective$45,764
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
24
(2.0%)
Most Selective$47,980
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.