Public Policy Analysis, General

Public Administration And Social Service Professions

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues and decision processes. Includes instruction in the role of economic and political factors in public decision-making and policy formulation, microeconomic analysis of policy issues, resource allocation and decision modeling, cost/benefit analysis, statistical methods, and applications to specific public policy topics.

Numbers at a glance

135th
Popular nationwide
68
Search Rank on O's List
64
Colleges offer it
1,820
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
808
Women
1,012

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O's Insights on Public Policy Analysis, General

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 55% of graduates come from public universities.