Public Policy at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434. Of the 6,193 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Riverside in 2021, 91 of them were public policy majors.

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.

UCR Public Policy Degrees Available

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

UCR Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at UCR 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.

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in public policy from UCR. This makes it the #40 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UCR Public Policy Graduates

The median salary of public policy students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $28,053. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,566 for all public policy students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCR Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCR also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 0 student 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.