Public Policy at The University of Texas at Dallas

If you are interested in studying public policy, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas at Dallas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and has a total student population of 28,669. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

UT Dallas Public Policy Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Public Policy Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Public Policy from UT Dallas in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public policy each year. UT Dallas does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 Dallas with a master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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 Dallas.

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.