Public Policy at Hofstra University

What traits are you looking for in a public policy school? To help you decide if Hofstra University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public policy program.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in public policy from Hofstra.

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.

Hofstra Public Policy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Hofstra Public Policy Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public policy major at Hofstra 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55

Public Policy Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public policy from Hofstra. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical public policy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Hofstra since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in public policy.

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

Hofstra 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Legislators	6,220	$90,050
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580
Social Scientists	2,410	$84,940

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.