Public Policy at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. In 2021, 26 public policy majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.

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.

UIC Public Policy Degrees Available

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

UIC Public Policy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public policy progam at UIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public policy major at UIC 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools	41
Best Public Policy Schools	70
Best Value Public Policy Schools	72

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in public policy from UIC. This is the #93 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 public policy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UIC, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIC Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

UIC 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
• 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280
Social Scientists	650	$78,140
Political Science Professors	540	$89,860

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.