The main focus area for this major is General Public Policy Analysis. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Policy is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at Arizona State University - Tempe. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in public policy, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at ASU - Tempe was $1,200 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $765 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,710 | $28,800 |
Fees | $628 | $628 |
Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,510 | $13,510 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,430 | $3,430 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Public Policy students who received their bachelor’s degree at ASU - Tempe took out an average of $22,500 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $20,109.
The median early career salary of public policy students who receive their bachelor’s degree from ASU - Tempe is $37,110 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $41,244.
Online degrees for the ASU - Tempe public policy bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ASU - Tempe Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.1% of the public policy students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.2%.
Around 39.3% of public policy bachelor’s degree recipients at ASU - Tempe in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 50 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Public Policy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Public Policy Analysis | 89 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Community Organization & Advocacy | 17 |
Social Work | 201 |
*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.
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