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Public Policy at University of the Pacific

Public Policy at University of the Pacific

If you plan to study public policy, take a look at what University of the Pacific has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pacific is located in Stockton, California and has a total student population of 6,263.

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.

Pacific Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Policy

Pacific Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific Public Policy Master’s Program

40% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Pacific, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Public Policy

Public Policy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the Pacific. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis 1

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 the Pacific.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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