Public Policy at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

Portland State University Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Public Policy Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Public Policy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in public policy from Portland State University. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

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 Portland State University with a master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Public Administration
• Social Work

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,680	$118,730
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
Education Professors	910	$62,640
Social Scientists	450	$76,420
Political Science Professors	260	$86,280

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.