Public Policy at Rider University

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

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and has a total student population of 4,636. Of the 1,010 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rider University in 2021, 2 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.

Rider Public Policy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Rider Public Policy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public policy progam at Rider compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public policy major at Rider 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 Schools	138
Most Popular Public Policy Schools	149

Public Policy Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Policy from Rider in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Rider 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 Rider 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rider also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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 Rider 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 Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.