Public Policy at Stanford University

Every public policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public policy program at Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953. In 2021, 10 public policy majors received their bachelor's degree from Stanford.

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.

Stanford Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Stanford Public Policy Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public policy programs across the country. The following shows how Stanford performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public policy major at Stanford 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	68

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in public policy from Stanford. This makes it the #34 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Policy from Stanford in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Stanford Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 37% more men than average.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Stanford also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 0 student 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160
Legislators	3,140	$68,580

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.