Public Policy at University of California - Berkeley

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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 108 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.

UC Berkeley Public Policy Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Public Policy Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Public Policy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 108 public policy majors earned their master's degree from UC Berkeley. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public policy each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	41
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Social Work

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.