Public Policy at Bentley University

If you plan to study public policy, take a look at what Bentley University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,177. In 2021, 4 public policy majors received their bachelor's degree from Bentley.

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

Bentley Public Policy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Bentley Public Policy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public policy programs across the country. The following shows how Bentley performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public policy major at Bentley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Policy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Focused Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused Public Policy Schools	119

Public Policy Student Demographics at Bentley

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

Bentley Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Policy from Bentley in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Bentley are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bentley also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230
Political Science Professors	1,020	$136,210

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 Rob1646 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.