Public Policy at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 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.

UMCP Public Policy Degrees Available

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

UMCP Public Policy Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Public Policy Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 students earned a master's degree in public policy from UMCP. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from UMCP, 52% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	51
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,210	$127,080
Social Scientists	2,090	$98,920
Education Professors	940	$75,470
Legislators	600	$45,110
Political Science Professors	270	$102,500

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.