University of Massachusetts Boston Ph.D. Program in Public Policy
Feeder Programs for the Ph.D. Program in Public Policy
Spring 2005 Report
PART I
From applicant pools 2000-2005 (data from 2001 only includes the interview pool)
From the University of Massachusetts system
UMass Boston
10 from:
Applied Sociology
6 from:
Political Science
5 from:
Applied Linguistics, Psychology, Sociology
4 from:
Management
3 from:
Dispute Resolution
2 from:
Economics, Education, English, Instructional Design, Public Affairs
1 from:
Biology, Criminal Justice, Fitness, Human Services, Nursing, Philosophy,
Women in Politics
UMass Amherst
2 from:
History, Psychology, Public Affairs
1 from:
English, Food Technology, Political Science
UMass Darmouth
1 from:
Political Science, Psychology
UMass Lowell
2 from:
Criminal Justice, Psychology, Regional Economic Development
1 from:
Education, Engineering, Political Science
From other Massachusetts colleges and universities (details on the following pages)
Babson College, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Bridgewater
State College, Clark University, Harvard University, Lesley College, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, New England School of Law, Northeastern University, Simmons
College, Suffolk University, Tufts University, Wheelock College
From other area colleges and universities (details on the following pages)
Colgate University (NY), Fordham University (NY), University of Connecticut,
University of California Berkeley, University of Chicago (IL), University of Michigan,
University of New Hampshire
NB: This report does not include any foreign universities or other US schools where only
one Public Policy applicant graduated.
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PART II
From applicant pools 2000-2005 (data from 2001 only includes the interview pool)
Babson College (n=2 applicants)
1 from:
Economics, Finance, MBA
Boston College
2 from:
Economics
1 from:
Education, English, Social Work, Special Education
Boston University
2 from:
Economics, Management, Public Health
1 from:
Art History, Educational Psychology, Food and Nutrition, Higher Education
Administration, International Education Development, Journalism,
Psychology, Women’s Studies
Brandeis University
2 from:
International Economics and Finance
1 from:
Human Services Management, Journalism, Psychology, Social Policy,
Sustainable International Development
Bridgewater College
1 from:
Criminal Justice, Educational Leadership, Geography, Psychology, Public
Affairs
Clark University
2 from:
Public Administration
1 each:
Health Administration, International Development, Municipal Management,
Psychology
Colgate University
1 from:
English, Human Services, International Relations, Peace Studies
Fordham University
1 from:
Political Science, Urban Studies
Harvard University
2 from:
Government
1 from:
Divinity Studies, Education, Public Administration, Public Affairs, Public
Policy
Lesley College
1 from:
Education, Counseling Psychology, International Relations, Management,
Special Education
2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1 from:
Electrical Engineering, Operational research, Political Science, Urban
Studies and Planning
New England School of Law
2 from:
Law
Northeastern University
3 from:
Criminal Justice
2 from:
Law and Public Policy, MBA
1 from:
Counseling, Economics, English, Pharmacy, MIS, Political Science,
Psychology, Public Affairs, Sociology, Technical Writing
Simmons College
1 from:
Economics, Mathematics, Sociology
Suffolk University
5 from:
Public Administration
3 from:
Law
1 from:
Communications/Journalism, Economic Policy, MBA, Political Science,
Public Administration
Tufts University
3 from:
Child Development
2 from:
Clinical Psychology
1 from:
Urban Policy
University of California Berkeley
1 from:
Economics, Political Economy, Public Health, Social Welfare
University of Chicago
1 from:
Political Science, Public Policy, Social Service Administration
University of Connecticut
1 from:
Legal Studies, Social Work, Special Education
University of Michigan
1 from:
English, Political Science, Sociology
University of New Hampshire
2 from:
Economics
1 from:
Political Science, Public Administration
Wheelock College
1 from:
Education, Psychology, Special Education
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PART III
On the following pages, data is presented on university majors or “feeder programs”
combining numbers from both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. This data was
abstracted from applicant pools 2000-2005 – except that data from 2001 only includes the
interview pool. The final table also lists the top five US feeder schools.
Many majors are broadly defined; e.g.,

“Education” includes educational leadership, instructional design, and higher
education administration majors

“International Studies” includes international relations, international development,
international finance, international economic development, and international political
economy majors

“Law” includes justice, law and public policy, and legal studies majors

“Management” includes business administration, marketing and strategic
management majors

“Political Science” includes government majors

“Psychology” includes clinical psychology, counseling, educational psychology and
forensic psychology majors

“Public Health” includes health administration majors

Social Work” includes: social service administration
Student majors for which only one or two students earned degrees in these areas are not
included in the report.
Finally, in the few cases where all the degrees in a certain major where earned at the same
university, the school name is noted in parenthesis after the feeder program.
Table 1 US Feeder Degree Programs, 2000-2005
 Does not include applicants’ majors from any foreign universities
 Majors are presented in both alphabetical order and ranked order
Table 2 Feeder Degree Programs: All Applicants, 2000-2005
 Includes all majors from applicant pools 2000-2005 – except that data from 2001
only includes the interview pool.
 Majors are presented in both alphabetical order and ranked order
Table 3 Comparison of US Feeder Programs to all Feeder Programs, 2000-2005
 Compares ranked order columns from Tables 2 and 3.
Table 4 Top Ten Degree Feeder Programs, US and Foreign, 2000-2005
Table 5 Top Five US Feeder Schools to Public Policy PhD Program, 2000-2005
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TABLE 1
US Feeder Degree Programs, 2000-2005
In alphabetical order
Major and number of degrees earned
Applied Linguistics (UMB)
5
Applied Sociology (UMB)
10
Child Development (Tufts)
3
Computer Science
3
Criminal Justice
8
Dispute Resolution
4
Economics
20
Education
12
English
13
Environmental Studies
3
History
3
Human Services
3
International Studies
14
Journalism/Communications
7
Law/Legal Studies
11
Management
25
Political Science/Government
26
Psychology
31
Public Admin/Public Affairs
21
Public Health
6
Religion/Theology
3
Social Work
8
Sociology
17
Special Education
5
Urban Studies and Planning
7
Women’s Studies
3
Rank
In ranked order
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
14
14
16
17
17
19
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Major and number of degrees earned
Psychology
31
Political Science/Government
26
Management
25
Public Admin/Public Affairs
21
Economics
20
Sociology
17
International Studies
14
English
13
Education
12
Law/Legal Studies
11
Applied Sociology (UMB)
10
Criminal Justice
8
Social Work
8
Journalism/Communications
7
Urban Studies and Planning
7
Public Health
6
Applied Linguistics (UMB)
5
Special Education
5
Dispute Resolution
4
Child Development (Tufts)
3
Computer Science
3
Environmental Studies
3
History
3
Human Services
3
Religion/Theology
3
Women’s Studies
3
5
Table 2 Degree Feeder Programs: All Applicants: US and Foreign, 2000-2005
In alphabetical order
Anthropology
Art
Applied Linguistics (UMB)
Applied Sociology
Biology
Child Development (Tufts)
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Dispute Resolution
Economics
Education
English
Engineering
Environmental Policy
Finance
Food Science
History
Human Services
International Studies
Journalism/Communications
Law/Legal Studies
Management
Nursing
Philosophy
Political Science/Government
Psychology
Public Admin/Public Affairs
Public Health
Public Policy
Religion/Theology
Social Work
Sociology
Special Education
Urban Affairs/Studies
Women’s Studies
In ranked order
3
3
5
11
3
3
5
9
4
48
18
17
21
6
4
5
6
3
24
9
20
32
3
5
31
30
34
4
6
4
11
22
5
10
4
1
2
3
4
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
14
15
15
17
17
17
20
20
20
20
20
25
25
25
25
25
30
30
30
30
30
30
Economics
Public Admin/Public Affairs
Management
Political Science/Government
Psychology
International Studies
Sociology
Engineering
Law/Legal Studies
Education
English
Applied Sociology
Social Work
Urban Affairs/Studies
Criminal Justice
Journalism/Communications
Environmental Studies
History
Public Policy
Applied Linguistics (UMB)
Computer Science
Food Science
Philosophy
Special Education
Dispute Resolution
Finance
Public Health
Religion/Theology
Women’s Studies
Anthropology
Art
Biology
Child Development (Tufts)
Human Services
Nursing
48
34
32
31
31
24
22
21
20
18
17
11
11
10
9
9
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
Table 3 Comparison of US Feeder Programs to all Feeder Programs, 2000-2005
US Degree Feeder Programs:
In ranked order
Major and number of degrees earned
Psychology
31
Political Science/Government
26
Management
25
Public Admin/Public Affairs
21
Economics
20
Sociology
17
International Studies
14
English
13
Education
12
Law/Legal Studies
11
Applied Sociology (UMB)
10
Criminal Justice
8
Social Work
8
Journalism/Communications
7
Urban Studies and Planning
7
Public Health
6
Applied Linguistics (UMB)
5
Special Education
5
Dispute Resolution
4
Child Development (Tufts)
3
Computer Science
3
Environmental Studies
3
History
3
Human Services
3
Religion/Theology
3
Women’s Studies
3
All Degree Programs, US & Foreign:
In ranked order
Major and number of degrees earned
Economics
48
Public Admin/Public Affairs
34
Management
32
Political Science/Government
31
Psychology
31
International Studies
24
Sociology
22
Engineering
21
Law/Legal Studies
20
Education
18
English
17
Applied Sociology
11
Social Work
11
Urban Affairs/Studies
10
Criminal Justice
9
Journalism/Communications
9
Environmental Policy
6
History
6
Public Policy
6
Applied Linguistics (UMB)
5
Computer Science
5
Food Science
5
Philosophy
5
Special Education
5
Dispute Resolution
4
Finance
4
Public Health
4
Religion/Theology
4
Women’s Studies
4
Anthropology
3
Art
3
Biology
3
Child Development (Tufts)
3
Human Services
3
Nursing
3
7
Table 4 Top Ten Degree Feeder Programs, US and Foreign, 2000-2005
US earned degrees
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Foreign earned degrees
All degrees
Psychology
Political Science/
Government
Management
1
2
Economics
Engineering
1
2
3
3
Public Administration/
Public Affairs
Economics
Sociology
International Studies
English
4
Public Administration/
Public Affairs
International Studies
Law/Legal Studies
Management
Education
Political Science/
Government
Sociology
Public Policy
5
6
7
8
Political Science/
Government
Psychology
International Studies
Sociology
Engineering
9
10
Law/Legal Studies
Education
9 Education
10 Law/Legal Studies
5
6
7
7
9
9
4
Economics
Public Administration/
Public Affairs
Management
Table 5 Top Five US Feeder Schools to Public Policy PhD Program, 2000-2005
School
1
2
3
4
5
5
UMass Boston
Northeastern University
Boston University
Suffolk University
UMass Amherst
UMass Lowell
Number of Applications
55
17
14
13
9
9
8
9