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Public Policy at University of California - San Diego

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Public Policy at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 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.

UCSD Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Policy

UCSD Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Public Policy Master’s Program

63% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 public policy majors earned their master's degree from UCSD. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 17
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 - San Diego.

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

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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