Public Policy at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Public Policy Degrees Available

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

USC Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at USC 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

USC Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	22
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Public Policy

If you plan to be a public policy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	151
Other Public Policy Analysis	45
International Policy Analysis	3

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Public Administration

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160
Legislators	3,140	$68,580

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

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