Public Policy at Brandeis University

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

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,440 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received their master's degree in public policy.

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.

Brandeis Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy
• Doctorate Degree in Public Policy

Brandeis Public Policy Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Brandeis, 53% 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 Brandeis University with a master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Community Organization & Advocacy

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 MA, the home state for Brandeis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230
Political Science Professors	1,020	$136,210

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
• Image Credit: By Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.