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Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University

If you plan to study Public Policy, you may want to check out the program at Carnegie Mellon University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Carnegie Mellon University is in Pittsburgh, PA.

During the most recent reporting year, 1 public policy degrees were awarded at Carnegie Mellon University.

Online & Distance Learning at Carnegie Mellon University

Online coursework is an option at Carnegie Mellon University. Among 15,888 students, 554 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,497 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Public Policy Rankings at Carnegie Mellon University

Rankings can help you compare Carnegie Mellon University’s Public Policy program against peer institutions.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Public Policy graduates at Carnegie Mellon University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Public Policy graduates at Carnegie Mellon University are 100% women (1) and 0% men (0).

Public Policy Bachelor’s Program at Carnegie Mellon University

Among the 1 bachelor’s public policy graduates at Carnegie Mellon University, 100% were women (1) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Public Policy bachelor’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
International (Nonresident)	1

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Public Policy Concentrations at Carnegie Mellon University

The Public Policy program at Carnegie Mellon University breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Public Policy Analysis	1

Best-Paid Careers for Public Policy Graduates

Those who complete Public Policy program at Carnegie Mellon University go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Public Policy majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Legislators	$167,600
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Political Scientists	$71,521
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,472
Transportation Planners	$50,855
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$42,168
Social Science Research Assistants	$41,630

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.