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. Of the 1,175 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in 2021, 123 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.

Princeton Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Princeton Public Policy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public policy programs across the country. The following shows how Princeton 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
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	5
	8

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in public policy from Princeton. This makes it the #9 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Princeton Public Policy Graduates

The median salary of public policy students who receive their bachelor's degree at Princeton is $50,510. This is 34% higher than $37,566, which is the national average for all public policy bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 123 public policy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Princeton, about 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical public policy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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	15
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	55
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Princeton Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. Princeton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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	12
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	35
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Princeton also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 1 students 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 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.