This page contains key outcome data for the Public Policy Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
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- Field: Social Sciences
- Average Income: $67,000 (Rank: 29 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $30,000
- Unemployment Rate: 4.00% (Rank: 96 of 171)
- Percent Female: 58.5%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 37.0%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 14.7%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 4.5%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 125 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): NA
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 4.80% (Average Income: $83,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 3.68% (Average Income: $73,000)
- Management Analysts: 3.67% (Average Income: $87,000)
- Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 2.99% (Average Income: $72,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 2.92% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 2.72% (Average Income: $36,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 2.60% (Average Income: $72,000)
- Education Administrators: 2.37% (Average Income: $39,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 2.26% (Average Income: $61,000)
- Social Workers: 2.03% (Average Income: $48,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 1.95% (Average Income: $38,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.92% (Average Income: $74,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.65% (Average Income: $62,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 1.59% (Average Income: $51,000)
- General and Operations Managers: 1.57% (Average Income: $73,000)
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants: 1.55% (Average Income: $86,000)
- Counselors: 1.53% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Financial Analysts: 1.50% (Average Income: $356,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 1.43% (Average Income: $245,000)
- Sales Representatives, Services, All Other: 1.41% (Average Income: $93,000)
- Office and administrative support workers, : 1.33% (Average Income: $38,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 1.24% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 1.23% (Average Income: $111,000)
- Editors, News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents: 1.23% (Average Income: $62,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 1.22% (Average Income: $24,000)
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