Public Policy at Princeton University

If you are interested in studying public policy, you may want to check out the program at Princeton University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853.

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.

Princeton Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Princeton Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Princeton 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	55
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Princeton Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. Princeton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Princeton, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	53
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Princeton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	221

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Education Professors	1,400	$88,870

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.