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Public Policy at Virginia Tech

Public Policy at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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.

Virginia Tech Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Virginia Tech Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in public policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 40
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Public Policy

The following public policy concentations are available at Virginia Tech. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis 27

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 Virginia Tech.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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