Public Policy at Michigan State University

If you plan to study public policy, take a look at what Michigan State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Michigan State 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 Michigan State

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

Michigan State Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Michigan State Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Michigan State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Policy

The following public policy concentations are available at Michigan State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	30

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Legislators	2,050	$35,460
Education Professors	1,130	$76,650
Political Science Professors	400	$98,830

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.