Public Policy at Mills College

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

Mills is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 961. Of the 183 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mills College in 2021, 22 of them were public policy majors.

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.

Mills Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Mills Public Policy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public policy programs across the country. The following shows how Mills performed in these rankings.

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 Mills 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 Schools	2
Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
	48
Most Popular Public Policy Schools	50
Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools	62
Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools	66
	73
Best Value Public Policy Schools	116
	125

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in public policy from Mills. This makes it the #63 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Mills

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

Mills Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public policy from Mills in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Mills College with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mills Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in public policy from Mills in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mills 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 CA, the home state for Mills College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160
Legislators	3,140	$68,580

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 Sanfranman59 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.