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Public Policy at College of the Holy Cross

Public Policy at College of the Holy Cross

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 College of the Holy Cross stacks up to those at other schools.

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 2,970 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.

Holy Cross Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Holy Cross Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Holy Cross 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.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Holy Cross

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public policy majors at College of the Holy Cross.

Holy Cross Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in public policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Public Policy

If you plan to be a public policy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of the Holy Cross. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Policy Analysis 2

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 College of the Holy Cross.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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