Public Policy at Brown University

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

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students received a bachelor's degree in public policy from Brown.

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.

Brown Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Brown Public Policy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public policy progam at Brown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Brown 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 Focused Public Policy Schools	7
Most Focused Public Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Public Policy Schools	82

In 2021, 59 students received their master’s degree in public policy from Brown. This makes it the #18 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Brown Public Policy Graduates

The median salary of public policy students who receive their bachelor's degree at Brown is $49,331. This is 31% higher than $37,566, which is the national average for all public policy bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Brown University with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Brown Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 59 public policy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Brown, about 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. Brown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Brown 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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,660	$128,660
Education Professors	150	$79,080
Political Science Professors	110	$122,390

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.