r/PublicPolicy is a subreddit with 25k members. The community frequently discusses public policy, mpp, policy, career, and degree, and the most common flair used is career advice, other, politics of policy making, foreign policy/international relations, and environment/climate change.
A place to discuss:
(1) Research in public policy
(2) Careers in public policy
(3) Other public policy, economics or political science related things!
Please confine discussions about admissions decisions to the mega thread.
Popular Topics in r/PublicPolicy
#1
Public Policy
95 posts
#2
Mpp
86 posts
#3
Policy
71 posts
#4
Career
52 posts
#5
Degree
24 posts
#6
School
23 posts
#7
Resume
18 posts
#8
Graduate
17 posts
#9
Master
15 posts
#10
Admissions
14 posts
Flair Used in r/PublicPolicy
#1
Career Advice
: "Are elite mpps just cash cows?"
47 posts
#2
Other
: "Kratom control and addictive substance warnings"
15 posts
#3
Politics of Policy Making
: "Should regulations include a built in date for reviewing whether they worked?"
3 posts
#4
Foreign Policy/International Relations
: "Have Thoughts on the Iran War? Let Me Know!"
2 posts
#5
Environment/Climate Change
: "Has anyone ever done a second master's to get a job and it worked?"
1 post
#6
Research/Methods Question
: "need research topics for governance and public policy🚨"
1 post
#7
Transportation/Infrastructure
: "India’s steel industry: can it move from scale to higher value?"
1 post
#8
Criminal Justice
: "Justice Breyer joins the show"
1 post
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Yearly
+8k members(46.6%)
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Last updated: September 20, 2026