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Public Policy at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg

Public Policy at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg

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

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.

Penn State Harrisburg Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Penn State Harrisburg Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Penn State Harrisburg 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 Penn State Harrisburg

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

Penn State Harrisburg Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg 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 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Public Policy

Public Policy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers 16,410 $97,310
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160
Education Professors 2,690 $70,990
Social Scientists 550 $83,400

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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