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Public Policy at Brown University

Public Policy at Brown University

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 Brown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 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.

Brown Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Brown Public Policy Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Public Policy Master’s Program

64% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown University with a master's in public policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 15
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Public Policy

If you plan to be a public policy major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis 59

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,660 $128,660
Education Professors 150 $79,080
Political Science Professors 110 $122,390

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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