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

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 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.

Princeton Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Princeton Public Policy Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Public Policy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students graduated with a master's degree in public policy from Princeton. About 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public policy each year. Princeton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	35
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Health Specialties Professors	4,420	$109,190
Education Professors	1,400	$88,870

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.