by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Bentley University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in public policy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The public policy major at Bentley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Policy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Bentley was $1,793 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,790 | $53,790 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,325 | $1,325 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,620 | $17,620 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,250 | $1,250 |
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Online degrees for the Bentley 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 Bentley Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.0% of the public policy students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the public policy bachelor’s degrees at Bentley in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Policy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Policy Analysis | 4 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
