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, environment/climate change, and research/methods question.
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 there more MPPs/MPAs than the market can support (US context)"
58 posts
#2
Other
: "Need honest & constructive feedback please!"
13 posts
#3
Politics of Policy Making
: "Schedule I seems like a drastic answer"
4 posts
#4
Environment/Climate Change
: "Has anyone ever done a second master's to get a job and it worked?"
2 posts
#5
Research/Methods Question
: "Looking for India-based researchers/professionals
If this matches your background and you’re interested, please DM me your CV/resume or LinkedIn profile."
2 posts
#6
Foreign Policy/International Relations
: "Career Advice Needed: 46-Year-Old Indian Government Employee & Canadian PR Looking to Transition into Political Research"
1 post
Member Growth in r/PublicPolicy
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+8k members(46.5%)
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Last updated: August 29, 2026