Public Policy at York College of Pennsylvania

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 York College of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

YCP is located in York, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,039 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.

YCP Public Policy Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Policy

YCP Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at YCP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public policy majors at York College of Pennsylvania.

YCP Public Policy Master’s Program

31% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. YCP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from YCP, 69% 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 York College of Pennsylvania with a master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Policy

The following public policy concentations are available at York College of Pennsylvania. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from York College of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	6

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 PA, the home state for York College of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990
Social Scientists	550	$83,400

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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