Public Policy at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

If you plan to study public policy, take a look at what University of Minnesota - Twin Cities has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 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.

UMN Twin Cities Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

UMN Twin Cities Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Public Policy Master’s Program

The public policy program at UMN Twin Cities awarded 69 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public policy each year. UMN Twin Cities does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 70% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	48
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Human Services
• Public Administration
• 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,220	$110,490
Education Professors	1,120	$74,010
Legislators	1,100	$34,690
Social Scientists	460	$94,380

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.