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Undergraduate Public Policy at Northwestern University

Here is an overview of this program at Northwestern University. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #2 out of 3 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

Northwestern University Undergraduate Public Policy Rankings

College Factual rates Northwestern University as a strong choice for public policy, coming in at #33 out of 92 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Policy Schools	33 of 92
Best Public Policy Schools in Illinois	2 of 5
Best Public Policy Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4 of 9

Undergraduate Public Policy Degrees at Northwestern University

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	40

Northwestern University Public Policy Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Northwestern University awarded 40 bachelor’s degrees in public policy.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Northwestern University holds a strong position among schools offering public policy at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #2 out of 3 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	2
Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4
Best Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16

Salary of Public Policy Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Public Policy graduates with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $51,876 a year. This is lower than $111,206, the median for all majors at Northwestern University.

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

While getting their bachelor’s degree at Northwestern University, public policy students borrow a median amount of $18,750 in student loans. This is higher than $16,857, the typical median for all majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern University Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$60,276	$67,158
Fees	$1,164	$1,164

Learn more about Northwestern University tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public policy bachelor’s degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

The largest share of public policy bachelor’s degree graduates at Northwestern University are White. About 38% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	3

Public Policy Analysis, General (Bachelor’s)

Northwestern University granted 40 bachelor’s degrees in public policy analysis, general in the most recent reporting year — 80% to women and 20% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (38%).

• Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois — #2
• Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region — #4
• Best General Public Policy Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #15

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License More about our data sources and methodologies.