Public Policy at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 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.

Duke Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Duke Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Duke 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical public policy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Duke since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Duke are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	79
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Duke Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	62
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Policy

Public Policy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Duke University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	269

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Medical and Health Services Managers	9,230	$117,650
Education Professors	2,500	$66,990
Social Scientists	1,130	$73,420
Political Science Professors	440	$90,070

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 Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.