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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in public policy from Holy Cross.

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Public Policy Schools	149

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public policy from Holy Cross. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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.

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

Holy Cross 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.