Public Policy at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Every public policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public policy program at University of Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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.

UW - Madison Public Policy Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Policy (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

UW - Madison Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Public Policy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 public policy majors earned their master's degree from UW - Madison. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. UW - Madison does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from UW - Madison, 76% 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,250	$107,920
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
Education Professors	990	$77,990
Social Scientists	250	$73,870

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.