General Public Policy Analysis at American University

If you are interested in studying general public policy analysis, you may want to check out the program at American University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Public Policy Analysis section at the bottom of this page.

The American University General Public Policy Analysis Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Public Policy Analysis

The American University General Public Policy Analysis Rankings

General Public Policy Analysis Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public policy analysis majors at American University.

The American University General Public Policy Analysis Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of general public policy analysis master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in general public policy analysis each year. The American University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general public policy analysis master's degree from The American University, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in general public policy analysis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	59
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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Careers That General Public Policy Analysis Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public policy analysis can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Political Scientists	3,220	$120,610
Political Science Professors	1,160	$127,410

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.