Public Policy at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Every public policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public policy program at University of Maryland - Baltimore County stacks up to those at other schools.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 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.

UMBC Public Policy Degrees Available

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

UMBC Public Policy Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in public policy from UMBC in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. UMBC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from UMBC, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,210	$127,080
Social Scientists	2,090	$98,920
Education Professors	940	$75,470
Legislators	600	$45,110
Political Science Professors	270	$102,500

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.