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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in public policy from Michigan State.

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.

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in public policy from Michigan State. This makes it the #46 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Michigan State Public Policy Graduates

The median salary of public policy students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $34,123. This is less than $37,566, which is the national average of all public policy majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public policy from Michigan State in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

About 62% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Michigan State Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Michigan State, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Social Work

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.