Public Policy at University of Mississippi

If you are interested in studying public policy, you may want to check out the program at University of Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and has a total student population of 21,014. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received a bachelor's degree in public policy from Ole Miss.

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.

Ole Miss Public Policy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Ole Miss Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Ole Miss 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.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public policy from Ole Miss. About 39% were men and 61% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Ole Miss are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ole Miss also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,010	$94,800
Education Professors	510	$63,490
Legislators	370	$25,360
Social Scientists	190	$70,590

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.