<p>In addition to considering your finances and personal preferences (location, etc.), consider your particular areas of interest in public policy. Some programs focus on particular policy areas, e.g., urban policy, environmental policy, etc. </p>
<p>Also, not all schools will be equally strong in both public policy and physics. Since you have an interest in physics, are you also interested in science and technology policy? If so, you might consider schools that offer programs in the history of science and technology since they often cover policy aspects in such programs. Some such programs are listed under different titles, e.g., science, technology, & society. Some international relations/international studies programs offer thematic options in science/technology and international affairs. If you have an interest in environmental policy, you should check programs in environmental studies, which usually offer a subspecialty track in environmental economics and policy. These programs often are found either as specialty tracks in ag/resource economics depts. or as a free-standing interdisciplinary major, minor, or certificate program in colleges of arts and sciences. </p>
<p>For schools that don’t offer a public policy program, you might find public policy coursework in their political science depts. Combined with coursework in economics and appropriate internships, you could still focus on public policy. </p>
<p>Finally, consider that in some respects, a graduate program in public policy might yield more career benefits than an undergrad public policy major.</p>
<p>Here are some undergrad public policy programs:
Syracuse: [Public</a> Affairs Program - Home of the Policy Studies Major](<a href=“http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/paf/]Public”>http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/paf/)
Indiana: [Degrees</a> | SPEA - School of Public and Environmental Affairs | Indiana University Bloomington](<a href=“Indiana University Bloomington”>Indiana University Bloomington)
Georgia: [AB</a> / MPA Joint Degree | Degrees & Programs | Department of Public Administration and Policy](<a href=“http://padp.uga.edu/degrees_programs/ab_mpa_joint_degree/]AB”>http://padp.uga.edu/degrees_programs/ab_mpa_joint_degree/)
USC: [Undergraduate</a> Program - Bachelor of Science BS in Policy, Planning, and Development - USC Price School of Public Policy](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/schools/price/programs/undergraduate/]Undergraduate”>http://www.usc.edu/schools/price/programs/undergraduate/)
Michigan: [Bachelor</a> of Arts in Public Policy | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy](<a href=“http://fordschool.umich.edu/curriculum/ba/]Bachelor”>http://fordschool.umich.edu/curriculum/ba/)
Arizona State: [— The School of Public Affairs](<a href=“http://spa.asu.edu/programs/undergraduate”>http://spa.asu.edu/programs/undergraduate</a>)
Duke: [Welcome</a> to Public Policy Studies! | Undergraduate Program - Sanford School of Public Policy](<a href=“http://undergraduate.sanford.duke.edu/]Welcome”>http://undergraduate.sanford.duke.edu/)
Chicago: [Public</a> Policy Studies in the College | The University of Chicago](<a href=“Undergraduate Program | The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy”>http://pbpl.uchicago.edu/)
North Carolina: [Undergraduate</a> Program ? Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina](<a href=“http://publicpolicy.unc.edu/undergraduates]Undergraduate”>http://publicpolicy.unc.edu/undergraduates)
Ohio State: [John</a> Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University | Bachelor of Arts in Public Affairs](<a href=“http://glennschool.osu.edu/undergraduate/index.html]John”>http://glennschool.osu.edu/undergraduate/index.html)
Cornell: [Policy</a> Analysis and Management](<a href=“http://www.human.cornell.edu/pam/]Policy”>Cornell Brooks Public Policy)
Arizona: [Undergraduate</a> Programs | School of Government & Public Policy](<a href=“http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/undergraduate-programs-0]Undergraduate”>http://sgpp.arizona.edu/content/undergraduate-programs-0)
Johns Hopkins: [Master</a> of Arts in Public Policy Joint Programs - Johns Hopkins University](<a href=“http://ips.jhu.edu/pub/Joint-Programs]Master”>http://ips.jhu.edu/pub/Joint-Programs)
Virginia: [BA</a> in Public Policy and Leadership | Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, U.Va.](<a href=“http://www.batten.virginia.edu/content/degree-programs/ba-public-policy-and-leadership]BA”>http://www.batten.virginia.edu/content/degree-programs/ba-public-policy-and-leadership)
Georgia Tech: [Bachelor</a> Why Do It? | School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology](<a href=“http://www.spp.gatech.edu/bachelor/whydoit]Bachelor”>http://www.spp.gatech.edu/bachelor/whydoit)
William & Mary: [William</a> & Mary - Undergraduate Program](<a href=“http://www.wm.edu/as/publicpolicy/undergrad/index.php]William”>Undergraduate Program | William & Mary)</p>