Public Policy at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 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.

UC Irvine Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

UC Irvine Public Policy Rankings

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There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Public Policy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in public policy from UC Irvine. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. UC Irvine 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 64% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160
Legislators	3,140	$68,580

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 TFNorman under License

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