Public Policy at The University of Texas at Austin

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 The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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.

UT Austin Public Policy Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Policy (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

UT Austin Public Policy Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from UT Austin, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	72
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Public Policy

Public Policy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Policy Analysis	103

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Education Professors	4,620	$65,520
Social Scientists	1,970	$80,430
Political Science Professors	1,910	$81,070

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.