Public Policy at Washington State University

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and approximately 31,159 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.

Wazzu Public Policy Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Wazzu Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Wazzu 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 Wazzu

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

Wazzu Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical public policy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in public policy.

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

Concentrations Within Public Policy

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	12

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Education Professors	1,150	$72,280
Legislators	830	$66,240
Social Scientists	760	$77,850

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
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