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Public Policy at Missouri Southern State University

Public Policy at Missouri Southern State University

Every public policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public policy program at Missouri Southern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and approximately 5,045 students attend the school each year.

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.

Missouri Southern Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Missouri Southern Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern

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

Missouri Southern Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical public policy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Missouri Southern since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's in public policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Public Policy

If you plan to be a public policy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Missouri Southern State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
International Policy Analysis 5

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,840 $113,120
Health Specialties Professors 4,710 $148,840
Legislators 1,210 $25,630
Education Professors 1,160 $78,320
Social Scientists 270 $70,180

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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