Public Policy at University of Southern California

Every public policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public policy program at University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 108 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.

USC Public Policy Degrees Available

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

USC Public Policy Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Public Policy Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 108 students graduated with a master's degree in public policy from USC. About 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public policy each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	20
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• 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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160
Legislators	3,140	$68,580

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.