Public Policy at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 259 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.

UChicago Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

UChicago 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 UChicago

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

UChicago Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 259 public policy students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UChicago, about 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public policy each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	105
International Students	71
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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280
Social Scientists	650	$78,140
Political Science Professors	540	$89,860

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.