Public Policy at SUNY Empire State College

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and approximately 10,724 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.

SUNY Empire Public Policy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

SUNY Empire Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public policy majors at SUNY Empire State College.

SUNY Empire Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

37% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical public policy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Empire since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Empire State College with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	28
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Public Policy

Public Policy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Empire State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	83
Other Public Policy Analysis	3

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 SUNY Empire State College.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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