Public Policy at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 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.

UH Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

UH Public Policy Rankings

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Public Policy Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Public Policy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in public policy from UH. 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. UH 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 48% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Public Administration
• Social Work

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Education Professors	4,620	$65,520
Social Scientists	1,970	$80,430
Political Science Professors	1,910	$81,070

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.