Public Policy at Young Harris College

If you plan to study public policy, take a look at what Young Harris College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

YHC is located in Young Harris, Georgia and has a total student population of 1,417. Of the 190 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Young Harris College in 2021, 2 of them were public policy majors.

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.

YHC Public Policy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

YHC Public Policy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public policy progam at YHC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public policy major at YHC 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Public Policy Schools	42
Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular Public Policy Schools	149

Public Policy Student Demographics at YHC

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

YHC Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 public policy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from YHC, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at YHC 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 Young Harris College with a bachelor's in public policy.

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

YHC also has a doctoral program available in public policy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Young Harris College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Social Scientists	2,060	$86,810
Legislators	1,840	$23,810
Education Professors	1,530	$83,270

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.