Public Policy at The University of Texas at Dallas

If you plan to study public policy, take a look at what The University of Texas at Dallas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,669 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in public policy from UT Dallas.

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 Dallas Public Policy Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Public Policy Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public policy major at UT Dallas 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	13

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in public policy from UT Dallas. This makes it the #74 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Dallas Public Policy Graduates

The median salary of public policy students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Dallas is $41,618. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $37,566 for all public policy bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UT Dallas Public Policy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in public policy from UT Dallas. About 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. UT Dallas does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 Dallas with a master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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 Dallas.

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.