Top PHD in Public Policy Colleges & Universities in USA in 2026

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#28/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	Stanford University, Stanford 7.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)California, USA4%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Economic Analysis and Policy Course duration: 5 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL90 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: ($63,540/Yr)₹60.97L/Yr Living: ($34,320/Yr)₹32.93L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#47/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 7.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA5%Acceptance Rate	PhD Ethics and Legal Studies Course duration: 5 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL100 Programs	Tuition: ($46,540/Yr)₹44.66L/Yr Living: ($18,966/Yr)₹18.2L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#16/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	Umich-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor 9.7(Based on 17 User Reviews)Michigan, USA16%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Resource Policy and Behavioral Course duration: 3 years Programs	Tuition: ($106,550/Yr)₹102.23L/Yr Living: ($21,016/Yr)₹20.16L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#401/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh 7.2(Based on 9 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA12%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Technology Innovation Policy Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: IELTS7.5 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: ($49,125/Yr)₹47.14L/Yr Living: ($15,390/Yr)₹14.77L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
Partner Colleges 7.7 Best In Infrastructure Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona ₹25.47L 1st Year Fees MSc Computer Science Apply Now 7.5 Best In Faculty University of Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Illinois ₹40.81L 1st Year Fees MS Business Analytics Apply Now 7.9 Best In Infrastructure University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona ₹34.57L 1st Year Fees MS Data Science Apply Now 7.2 Best In Social Life Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon ₹35.35L 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now 7.6 Best In Social Life San Jose State University San Jose, California ₹10.04L 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now 8.0 Best In Social Life California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California ₹16.44L 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts ₹27.98L 1st Year Fees MS Project Management Apply Now 7.6 Best In Infrastructure George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia ₹39.46L 1st Year Fees MS Data Analytics Engineering Apply Now W. P. Carey School of Business Tempe, Arizona ₹114.18L 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 8.4 Best In Faculty UA-Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama ₹24.91L 1st Year Fees MS Computer Sciences Apply Now
#151/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 8.0(Based on 21 User Reviews)Wisconsin, USA45%Acceptance Rate	PhD Educational Policy Studies Course duration: 5 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo125TOEFL5 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: ($25,732/Yr)₹24.69L/Yr Living: ($16,414/Yr)₹15.75L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#201/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	Ohio State University, Columbus 5.3(Based on 7 User Reviews)Ohio, USA61%Acceptance Rate	PhD Arts Administration, Education and Policy Course duration: 5 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL100 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: ($14,318/Yr)₹13.74L/Yr Living: ($15,178/Yr)₹14.56L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#14/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	Emory University, Atlanta 6.8(Based on 6 User Reviews)Georgia, USA11.1%Acceptance Rate	PhD Health Services Research and Health Policy Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL4 Programs	Tuition: ($48,800/Yr)₹46.82L/Yr Living: ($20,220/Yr)₹19.4L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#151/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University at Albany, Albany 7.3(Based on 9 User Reviews)New York, USA71%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Educational Policy and Leadership Course duration: 4 years Programs	Tuition: ($28,773/Yr)₹27.61L/Yr Living: ($13,464/Yr)₹12.92L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#301/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	Indiana University, Bloomington 8.0(Based on 11 User Reviews)Indiana, USA78%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Business Economics and Public Policy Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: GRE317IELTS7 Programs	Tuition: ($27,113/Yr)₹26.01L/Yr Living: ($13,984/Yr)₹13.42L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#401/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Vermont, Burlington 8.0(Based on 1 User Reviews)Vermont, USA60%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo110IELTS6.5 Programs	Tuition: ($51,600/Yr)₹49.51L/Yr Living: ($12,022/Yr)₹11.54L/Yr Check Admission Requirements

#301/500 ARWU Ranking 2021(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of North Texas, Denton 8.7(Based on 12 User Reviews)Texas, USA72%Acceptance Rate	PhD Public Administration and Management. Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL4PTE53 Programs	Tuition: ($13,066/Yr)₹12.54L/Yr Living: ($10,291/Yr)₹9.87L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#201/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Utah, Salt Lake City 9.7(Based on 10 User Reviews)Utah, USA	PhD Educational Leadership and Policy Course duration: 5 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo110TOEFL4.5 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: ($20,064/Yr)₹19.25L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#201/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University at Buffalo, Buffalo 9.3(Based on 25 User Reviews)New York, USA74%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Educational Culture, Policy and Society Course duration: 5 months Exams Accepted: GRE309TOEFL90PTE50 Programs	Tuition: ($24,990/Yr)₹23.98L/Yr Living: ($18,064/Yr)₹17.33L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Montana State University, Bozeman 9.0(Based on 1 User Reviews)Montana, USA87%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Research Scholarship in Traffic Safety Culture Course duration: 4 years Programs	Tuition: ($24,863/Yr)₹23.86L/Yr Living: ($9,250/Yr)₹8.88L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#151/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Iowa, Iowa City 8.3(Based on 7 User Reviews)Iowa, USA84.7%Acceptance Rate	PhD Health Services and Policy Course duration: 5 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo120TOEFL4.5PTE68 Programs	Tuition: ($33,290/Yr)₹31.94L/Yr Living: ($10,450/Yr)₹10.03L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#401/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Kansas, Lawrence 8.2(Based on 3 User Reviews)Kansas, USA88%Acceptance Rate	PhD Population Health Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5PTE60 Programs	Tuition: ($21,407/Yr)₹20.54L/Yr Living: ($10,276/Yr)₹9.86L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#301/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of Georgia, Athens 6.3(Based on 12 User Reviews)Georgia, USA37.2%Acceptance Rate	PhD Pharmaceutical Health Services, Outcomes and Policy Course duration: 3 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL4.5 View 3 Other Programs	Tuition: ($30,182/Yr)₹28.96L/Yr Living: ($11,672/Yr)₹11.2L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#108/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	USC-Aiken, Aiken South Carolina, USA61.5%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Health Services Policy and Management Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5PTE53 Programs	Tuition: ($29,760/Yr)₹28.55L/Yr Living: ($7,592/Yr)₹7.28L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#82/268 US News Ranking 2025(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	The New School, New York City 7.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)New York, USA30%Acceptance Rate	Ph.D Public and Urban Policy Course duration: 5 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5 Programs	Tuition: ($33,900/Yr)₹32.53L/Yr Living: ($18,600/Yr)₹17.85L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#401/500 ARWU Ranking 2022(Public Policy) Check Other Rankings	University of South Florida-Tampa, Tampa 8.3(Based on 9 User Reviews)Florida, USA41%Acceptance Rate	PhD Geography and Environmental Science and Policy Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo110TOEFL4.5PTE53 Programs	Tuition: ($19,980/Yr)₹19.17L/Yr Living: ($9,760/Yr)₹9.36L/Yr Check Admission Requirements

Top PHD in Public Policy Colleges & Universities in USA in 2026

Found 26 universities

Stanford University, Stanford

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Umich-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

Partner Colleges

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison

Ohio State University, Columbus

Emory University, Atlanta

University at Albany, Albany

Indiana University, Bloomington

University of Vermont, Burlington

University of North Texas, Denton

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

University at Buffalo, Buffalo

Montana State University, Bozeman

University of Iowa, Iowa City

University of Kansas, Lawrence

University of Georgia, Athens

USC-Aiken, Aiken

The New School, New York City

University of South Florida-Tampa, Tampa

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