Public Policy at Saint Joseph’s University

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

St. Joe's is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,779 students attend the school each year.

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.

St. Joe’s Public Policy Degrees Available

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

St. Joe’s Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at St. Joe's 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 St. Joe's

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public policy majors at Saint Joseph’s University.

St. Joe’s Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% 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 Saint Joseph's University with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

St. Joe’s Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. St. Joe's does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from St. Joe's, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Joseph's University with a master'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	1

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 Saint Joseph's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	1

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 PA, the home state for Saint Joseph's University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Northjersey78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.