Areas of Research

  • Economic Development Policy
  • Environmental Policy
  • Information and Communication Policy
  • Science and Technology Policy

Prerequisites

Application Requirements

  • Resume
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Answers to the following prompts:
    • We would like to have a sense of your career goals. Please describe your ideal post-graduation placement and what you would like to be doing in that position.
    • Why is the School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech for you and your career aspirations?
    • Articulate a research question agenda you are interested in pursuing during your doctoral studies.

Standardized Tests

Test TypeScore RequirementsSubmitting Scores
TOEFL iBT
Prior to January 2026
  • 90 or higher Total score
  • 19 or higher Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking subsections
  • Institute Code: 5248
  • Department Code: 80
  • MyBest score is not accepted
TOEFL iBT
After January 2026
  • 4.5 or higher Total score
  • 4 or higher Listening, Reading, Writing sections
  • 3.5 or higher Speaking section
  • Institute Code: 5248
  • Department Code: Any
  • MyBest score is not accepted
IELTS Academic
  • 7 or higher Overall band score
  • 6.5 or higher Listening, Reading, and Speaking
  • 5.5 or higher Writing
  • IELTS electronic score delivery service: Georgia Institute of Technology, "Graduate"
GRE General Test
  • Institute Code: R5248
  • Department Code: Any
GMATNot Required
To be considered official, test scores must be sent electronically directly from the testing agency.
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Application Deadlines

Start termDeadline date
Fall 2026November 17, 2025
All deadlines are 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Program Contact

Ronny Anderson
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
685 Cherry St.
Atlanta, GA 30332-0345


Phone: 404.894.0417
Email: randerson326@gatech.edu
Website: Public Policy Graduate Programs

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