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Public Policy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Public Policy at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

UNC Chapel Hill Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public policy majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at UNC Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in public policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 96
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Concentrations Within Public Policy

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis 190

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300
Medical and Health Services Managers 9,230 $117,650
Education Professors 2,500 $66,990
Social Scientists 1,130 $73,420
Political Science Professors 440 $90,070

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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