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Public Policy at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

If you plan to study Public Policy, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is in Charlotte, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 4 public policy degrees were granted at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Online & Distance Learning at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Online coursework is an option at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Among 31,091 students, 2,925 (9%) studied exclusively online and 13,639 (44%) took at least some classes online.

Public Policy Rankings at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

These rankings give you a sense of how University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Public Policy program to other colleges that offer this major.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Public Policy graduates at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Public Policy graduates at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are 50% women (2) and 50% men (2).

Public Policy Doctoral Program at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Of the 4 doctoral public policy degrees awarded at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 50% were women (2) and 50% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Public Policy doctoral degree recipients at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
International (Nonresident)	2

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Public Policy Concentrations at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The Public Policy program at University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Public Policy Analysis	4

Top-Paying Careers for Public Policy Graduates

Students who finish Public Policy program at University of North Carolina at Charlotte go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Public Policy graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Legislators	$167,600
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Political Scientists	$71,521
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,472
Transportation Planners	$50,855
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$42,168
Social Science Research Assistants	$41,630

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.