Public Policy at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 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.

UCLA Public Policy Degrees Available

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

UCLA Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at UCLA 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 UCLA

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

UCLA Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 University of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UCLA Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	15
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Public Policy

If you plan to be a public policy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	131

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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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