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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UNC Chapel Hill was ranked #24 on College Factual's Best Schools for public policy list. It is also ranked #2 in North Carolina.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill paid an average of $1,155 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $237 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,019 | $34,198 |
| Fees | $1,961 | $1,961 |
| Books and Supplies | $990 | $990 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,740 | $11,740 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,836 | $2,836 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Public Policy students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNC Chapel Hill took out an average of $18,500 in student loans. That is 8% lower than the national average of $20,109.
public policy who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill make an average of $37,980 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% lower than the national average of $41,244.
Online degrees for the UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.1% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in public policy at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020, 32.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 20 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 107 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Public Policy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Policy Analysis | 168 |
*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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