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Carnegie Mellon University Master’s in Public Policy

111 Master's Degrees Awarded
$73,720 Average Salary

The 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 Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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How Much Does a Master’s in Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon Cost?

$47,326 Average Tuition and Fees

Carnegie Mellon Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Carnegie Mellon paid an average of $633 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 graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $46,441 $46,441
Fees $885 $885

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

$73,720 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

public policy who receive their master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon make an average of $73,720 a year during the early days of their career. That is 26% higher than the national average of $58,527.

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Does Carnegie Mellon Offer an Online Master’s in Public Policy?

Online degrees for the Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.

Carnegie Mellon Master’s Student Diversity for Public Policy

111 Master's Degrees Awarded
49.5% Women
18.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 111 master’s degrees in public policy awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 49.5% of the public policy students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.9% of the public policy master’s degrees at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 7
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 47
International Students 35
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Master’s in Public Policy Focus Areas at Carnegie Mellon

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Public Policy Analysis 111

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 23

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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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