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The bachelor's program at UCR was ranked #42 on College Factual's Best Schools for public policy list. It is also ranked #4 in California.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of California - Riverside handed out 91 bachelor's degrees in public policy. This is an increase of 10% over the previous year when 83 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in public policy from UCR. This makes it the #40 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.
Public Policy majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UCR go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $28,053 a year. This is less than $37,566, which is the national median of all public policy majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Public Policy majors graduating with a master's degree from UCR make a median salary of $44,142 a year. This is less than what their typical peers from other schools make. Their median salary is $58,341.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UCR, public policy students borrow a median amount of $19,161 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all public policy bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $23,000.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the public policy program at UCR is $86 per month.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public policy majors at University of California - Riverside.
Of the 91 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Policy from UCR in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.
The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 51% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Riverside with a bachelor's in public policy.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 25 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 46 |
White | 10 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 3 |
Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Public Policy from UCR in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Riverside with a master's in public policy.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 1 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Public Administration | 11 |
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