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. In 2021, 33 public policy majors received their bachelor's degree from USC.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Public Policy

USC Public Policy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public policy progam at USC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Public Policy Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22

In 2021, 108 students received their master’s degree in public policy from USC. This makes it the #5 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

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, 42% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical public policy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USC Public Policy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 108 public policy majors earned their master's degree from USC. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% 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	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	20
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

USC also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Public Administration
• 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.