Public Policy at Trinity College

If you are interested in studying public policy, you may want to check out the program at Trinity College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Trinity Bantams is located in Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 2,241. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in public policy from Trinity Bantams.

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.

Trinity Bantams Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Trinity Bantams Public Policy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public policy progam at Trinity Bantams compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Trinity Bantams 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools	4
	12
Best Public Policy Schools	20
Best Value Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value Public Policy Schools	37

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in public policy from Trinity Bantams. This makes it the #36 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Policy Graduates from Trinity Bantams Make?

The median salary of public policy students who receive their bachelor's degree at Trinity Bantams is $50,564. This is 35% higher than $37,566, which is the national average for all public policy bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Trinity Bantams

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

Trinity Bantams Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Policy from Trinity Bantams in 2020-2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Trinity Bantams are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Trinity Bantams Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 20 public policy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Trinity Bantams, about 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. Trinity Bantams does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Trinity Bantams, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Trinity Bantams 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 CT, the home state for Trinity College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Education Professors	660	$84,030
Legislators	420	$59,740
Social Scientists	260	$77,930
Political Science Professors	260	$79,650

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 Jasonm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.