r/PublicPolicy is a subreddit with 24k 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, 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
: "Current Student Statement on SIPA"
25 posts
#2
Other
: "Am I an idiot ?"
7 posts
#3
Politics of Policy Making
: "DEA's new 7-O rule doesn't match what they say it's targeting"
3 posts
#4
Research/Methods Question
: "Trying to understand what research in political science / public policy actually looks like"
2 posts
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Yearly
+7k members(45.4%)
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Last updated: July 5, 2026