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General Public Policy Analysis at American University

General Public Policy Analysis at American University

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

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Public Policy Analysis section at the bottom of this page.

The American University General Public Policy Analysis Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Public Policy Analysis

The American University General Public Policy Analysis Rankings

General Public Policy Analysis Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public policy analysis majors at American University.

The American University General Public Policy Analysis Master’s Program

57% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of general public policy analysis master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in general public policy analysis each year. The American University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a general public policy analysis master's degree from The American University, 56% 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 American University with a master's in general public policy analysis.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 59
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That General Public Policy Analysis Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public policy analysis can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Political Scientists 3,220 $120,610
Political Science Professors 1,160 $127,410

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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