Public Policy at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 7,869. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

UMass Dartmouth Public Policy Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Dartmouth

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMass Dartmouth offers distance education options for public policy at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMass Dartmouth Public Policy Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at UMass Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth Public Policy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in public policy from UMass Dartmouth. About 38% were men and 63% were women.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from UMass Dartmouth, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230
Political Science Professors	1,020	$136,210

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 User: LGagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.