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Public Policy at Stanford University

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy
  • 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

58% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Public Policy

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis 21

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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