Public Policy at Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville University stacks up to those at other schools.

JU is located in Jacksonville, Florida and has a total student population of 4,053. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

JU Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

JU Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at JU

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

JU Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Public Policy from JU in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public policy each year. JU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from JU, 62% 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 38% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for Jacksonville University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Education Professors	1,770	$74,190
Social Scientists	1,540	$78,510
Legislators	1,410	$56,990
Political Science Professors	410	$93,470

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 Humanities under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.