Public Policy at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Tufts Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

Tufts Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Public Policy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in public policy from Tufts. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Community Organization & Advocacy
• Other 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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230
Political Science Professors	1,020	$136,210

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.