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Undergraduate Public Policy at Georgia State University

Here is an overview of this program at Georgia State University. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #2 out of 2 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Georgia State University Undergraduate Public Policy Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, Georgia State University highly for public policy, placing at #89 out of 92 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Policy Schools	89 of 92
Best Public Policy Schools in Georgia	2 of 2
Best Public Policy Schools in the Southeast Region	14 of 16

Undergraduate Public Policy Degrees at Georgia State University

Here is each degree level granted in public policy at Georgia State University, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	30
Doctoral	5

Georgia State University Public Policy Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Georgia State University handed out 30 bachelor’s degrees in public policy.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Georgia State University is among the very best schools in the country for public policy at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #2 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia	2
Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	9
Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39

Salary of Public Policy Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Public Policy students who finish a bachelor’s at Georgia State University report a median salary of $49,430 a year. This is below $63,047, the median for all majors at Georgia State University.

Student Debt of Public Policy Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at Georgia State University, public policy students accumulate a median of $30,750 in student loans. This is higher than $26,252, the typical median for all majors at Georgia State University.

Georgia State University Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,158	$23,520
Fees	$1,320	$1,320

Find out more about Georgia State University tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 27% of public policy bachelor’s degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

The largest share of public policy bachelor’s degree graduates at Georgia State University are Black or African American. About 47% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor’s in public policy.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2

Public Policy Analysis, General (Bachelor’s)

Georgia State University conferred 30 bachelor’s completions in public policy analysis, general in the most recent reporting year — 73% to women and 27% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Black or African American (47%).

• Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia — #2
• Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #9
• Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #37

Graduate Study in Public Policy at Georgia State University

This program is also offered at the graduate level at Georgia State University. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Doctoral Degrees in Public Policy	5

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Jayingram11 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.