Public Policy at University of California - Irvine

What traits are you looking for in a public policy school? To help you decide if University of California - Irvine is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public policy program.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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 Irvine Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

UC Irvine Public Policy Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in public policy from UC Irvine in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public policy each year. UC Irvine 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 64% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

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