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The best universities with the study of social policy and governance in the USA according to the QS World University Rankings teach quantitative, political, administrative, legal skills to analyze social needs, the impact of politics on the lives of people around the world. Students learn to track, evaluate, transmit data to study the consequences of political decisions, the effectiveness of social policy.
Areas of study:
- Economy of gender, race
- Crime, poverty
- Health policy, access to health services
- Data visualization
- Inequality, discrimination
- Drug control policy.
Most of the programs include internships in government agencies, public organizations, and private companies.
Possible career options:
- Legislative or Policy Research Assistant in National, Regional and Local Government
- Program Writer or Public Relations Specialist for Non-Profit Organizations
- Political analyst, strategist or program manager for the private sector
- Specialists in the field of public policy is an opportunity for research work, training in master's / doctoral studies.
Best social policy & administration universities in USA 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | Harvard University |
| 2 | Stanford University |
| 3 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) |
| 4 | Yale University |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| 6 | Columbia University |
| 7 | University of Chicago |
| 8 | Syracuse University |
| 9 | Princeton University |
| 10 | Indiana University Bloomington |
| 11 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
| 12 | University of Washington |
| 13 | University of Southern California |
| 14 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| 15 | The University of Georgia |
| 16 | Johns Hopkins University |
| 17 | American University |
| 18 | Boston University |
| 19 | Cornell University |
| 20 | Duke University |
| 21 | George Washington University |
| 22 | New York University (NYU) |
| 23 | Rutgers University–Newark |
| 24 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities |
| 25 | University of Pennsylvania |
| 26 | Arizona State University |
| 27 | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 28 | Georgetown University |
| 29 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| 30 | University of Texas at Austin |
| 31 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 32 | Washington University in St. Louis |
