Public Policy at The University of Texas at Austin

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 The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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.

UT Austin Public Policy Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Policy (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Public Policy
• Doctorate Degree in Public Policy

UT Austin Public Policy Rankings

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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 99 students who earned a master's degree in Public Policy from UT Austin in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from UT Austin, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	57
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Social Work

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Education Professors	4,620	$65,520
Social Scientists	1,970	$80,430
Political Science Professors	1,910	$81,070

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.