Waltham, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Public Policy Analysis at Bentley University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 5 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~5
- Schools with reported signal
- 199
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 45.1%
- Graduation rate
- 86.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $37,930/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $151,720
- Median debt
- $25,023
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $120,959/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 199 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($15,547 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($51,779 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 54% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 8.8% reported share · $6,128 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.8% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.5% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.8% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.4% reported share · $12,470 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 1.3% reported share · $13,370 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 1.1% reported share · $12,548 net A+ Florida International University Miami, FL · 0.0% reported share · $9,288 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Public Policy Analysis accounts for 0.1% of reported programs at Bentley University, which is bigger than 25% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 5 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Bentley University's average net price is $37,930 per year, about $151,720 over four years. That is $15,547 above the $22,383 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $120,959 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $51,779 above the $69,180 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Bentley University #107 of 199 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.