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 Regent 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 bachelor's program at Regent was ranked #111 on College Factual's Best Schools for public policy list. It is also ranked #6 in Virginia.
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Part-time undergraduates at Regent paid an average of $574 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $17,220 | $17,220 |
| Fees | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,220 | $7,220 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,303 | $3,303 |
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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 Regent took out an average of $32,000 in student loans. That is 59% higher than the national average of $20,109.
The median early career salary of public policy students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Regent is $33,281 per year. That is 19% lower than the national average of $41,244.
Online degrees for the Regent 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 Regent Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.5% of the public policy students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 61.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public policy at Regent in 2019-2020, 26.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Policy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Policy Analysis | 26 |
*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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