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Public Policy at DePaul University

If you are interested in studying public policy, you may want to check out the program at DePaul University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

DePaul Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Policy

DePaul Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Public Policy Master’s Program

80% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public policy program at DePaul awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

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Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from DePaul, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Education Professors 4,510 $62,280
Social Scientists 650 $78,140
Political Science Professors 540 $89,860

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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