Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying public policy, you may want to check out the program at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 39,771 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in public policy from Georgia Tech.

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.

Georgia Tech Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Georgia Tech Public Policy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public policy progam at Georgia Tech 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 Georgia Tech 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools	37
Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in public policy from Georgia Tech. This makes it the #40 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Georgia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public policy majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Georgia Tech Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public policy from Georgia Tech in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Georgia Tech 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Georgia Tech Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a master’s in public policy from Georgia Tech in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Georgia Tech also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 4 students 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Social Scientists	2,060	$86,810
Legislators	1,840	$23,810
Education Professors	1,530	$83,270

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 Disavian under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.