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Public Policy at University at Albany

Public Policy at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 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.

UAlbany Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

UAlbany Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at UAlbany 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 UAlbany

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

UAlbany Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at UAlbany 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in public policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Public Policy

Public Policy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis 34

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Medical and Health Services Managers 25,830 $143,030
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Legislators 6,220 $90,050
Education Professors 5,590 $88,580
Social Scientists 2,410 $84,940

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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