by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Policy is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at University of Chicago. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public policy, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at UChicago paid an average of $2,010 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $60,300 | $60,300 |
| Fees | $1,248 | $1,248 |
public policy who receive their master’s degree from UChicago make an average of $73,823 a year during the early days of their career. That is 26% higher than the national average of $58,527.
Online degrees for the UChicago 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 UChicago Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.5% of the public policy students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 57.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 21.7% of the public policy master’s degrees at UChicago in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 27 |
| Black or African American | 22 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 103 |
| International Students | 158 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Public Policy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Policy Analysis | 303 |
| International Policy Analysis | 34 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public policy.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 199 |
*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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