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Brandeis University Master’s in Public Policy

51 Master's Degrees Awarded
$53,671 Average Salary

Public Policy is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at Brandeis University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in public policy, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Public Policy from Brandeis Cost?

$52,060 Average Tuition and Fees

Brandeis Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Brandeis paid an average of $1,623 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $51,940 $51,940
Fees $120 $120

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Public Policy From Brandeis?

$53,671 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of public policy students who receive their master’s degree from Brandeis is $53,671 per year. That is 8% lower than the national average of $58,527.

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Does Brandeis Offer an Online Master’s in Public Policy?

Online degrees for the Brandeis public policy master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Brandeis Online Learning page.

Brandeis Master’s Student Diversity for Public Policy

51 Master's Degrees Awarded
70.6% Women
17.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 51 students received their master’s degree in public policy. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 70.6% of the public policy students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.6% of the public policy master’s degrees at Brandeis in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 26
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Master’s in Public Policy Focus Areas at Brandeis

Public Policy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Public Policy Analysis 37
Health Policy Analysis 14

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public policy.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Community Organization & Advocacy 9

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References

*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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