Public Policy at Brigham Young University - Provo

Every public policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public policy program at Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year.

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.

BYU Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

BYU Public Policy Rankings

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In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in public policy from BYU. This makes it the #79 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Policy Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 6 public policy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from BYU, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Social Work
• Public Administration

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Education Professors	850	$92,070
Legislators	740	$26,930
Social Scientists	150	$67,320

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.