Public Policy at Trinity College

If you plan to study public policy, take a look at what Trinity College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Trinity Bantams is located in Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 2,241 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

Trinity Bantams Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

Trinity Bantams Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at Trinity Bantams

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

Trinity Bantams Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in public policy from Trinity Bantams in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public policy each year. Trinity Bantams does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Trinity Bantams, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Trinity College with a master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 CT, the home state for Trinity College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Education Professors	660	$84,030
Legislators	420	$59,740
Social Scientists	260	$77,930
Political Science Professors	260	$79,650

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 Jasonm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.