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George Mason University Doctorate in Public Policy

16 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

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 George Mason University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in public policy, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Public Policy from GMU Cost?

$16,098 Average Tuition and Fees

GMU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at GMU paid an average of $1,559 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $671 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $12,594 $33,906
Fees $3,504 $3,504

Does GMU Offer an Online Doctorate in Public Policy?

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

GMU Doctorate Student Diversity for Public Policy

16 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
31.3% Women
37.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 16 doctor’s degrees in public policy awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in public policy in 2019-2020, 31.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.5% of the public policy doctor’s degrees at GMU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 5
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Doctorate in Public Policy Focus Areas at GMU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Public Policy Analysis 16

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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