Public Policy at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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.

UMCP Public Policy Degrees Available

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

UMCP Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at UMCP 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at UMCP are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	65
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UMCP Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. UMCP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from UMCP, 53% were white. This is typical 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 - College Park with a master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	52
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Public Policy

The following public policy concentations are available at University of Maryland - College Park. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	235

Related Majors

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 - College Park.

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.