Public Policy at Stanford University

What traits are you looking for in a public policy school? To help you decide if Stanford University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public policy program.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

Stanford Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

Stanford Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Public Policy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in public policy from Stanford. About 24% of these graduates were women and the other 76% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public policy each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

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 Stanford University with a master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160
Legislators	3,140	$68,580

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 Pere Joan under License

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