Public Policy at Brandeis University

What traits are you looking for in a public policy school? To help you decide if Brandeis University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public policy program.

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,440 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,396 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University in 2021, 113 of them were public policy majors.

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.

Brandeis Public Policy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy
• Master’s Degree in Public Policy
• Doctorate Degree in Public Policy

Brandeis Public Policy Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public policy major at Brandeis 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	4
Most Focused Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools	7
	33
Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools	71

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in public policy from Brandeis. This makes it the #19 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Policy Graduates from Brandeis Make?

The median salary of public policy students who receive their bachelor's degree at Brandeis is $40,376. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $37,566 for all public policy bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 113 public policy majors earned their bachelor's degree from Brandeis. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Brandeis are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public policy bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	59
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Brandeis Public Policy Master’s Program

The public policy program at Brandeis awarded 58 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Brandeis, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Brandeis also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Community Organization & Advocacy

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 Brandeis 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 Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.