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.

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. Princeton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Princeton, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	53
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Public Policy

The following public policy concentations are available at Princeton University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Princeton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	98

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.