Public Policy at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628.

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.

University of Virginia Public Policy Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at University of Virginia 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 University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at University of Virginia 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	56
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

University of Virginia Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from University of Virginia, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	43
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Virginia - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	165

Related Majors

• 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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
Political Scientists	1,030	$128,590

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.