Public Policy at University of California - San Diego

What traits are you looking for in a public policy school? To help you decide if University of California - San Diego is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public policy program.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 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.

UCSD Public Policy Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Policy

UCSD Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Public Policy Master’s Program

55% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Policy

Public Policy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	57

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 - San Diego.

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
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