Public Policy at Olivet Nazarene 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 Olivet Nazarene University stacks up to those at other schools.

Olivet Nazarene is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois and approximately 3,764 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in public policy from Olivet Nazarene.

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.

Olivet Nazarene Public Policy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Online Classes Are Available at Olivet Nazarene

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Olivet Nazarene does offer online courses in public policy for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Olivet Nazarene Public Policy Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public policy major at Olivet Nazarene 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 Online Public Policy Schools	8
Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
	22

Public Policy Student Demographics at Olivet Nazarene

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

Olivet Nazarene Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in public policy from Olivet Nazarene. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical public policy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Olivet Nazarene since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Olivet Nazarene 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 Olivet Nazarene University with a bachelor's in public policy.

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

Olivet Nazarene 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 IL, the home state for Olivet Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280
Social Scientists	650	$78,140
Political Science Professors	540	$89,860

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.