Chapel Hill, North Carolina · Public
Public Policy Analysis at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.7% reported program-share signal, $11,655 school-wide net price, and $72,200 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 357 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.7% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~357
- Schools with reported signal
- 199
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 15.3%
- Graduation rate
- 91.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $11,655/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $46,620
- Median debt
- $14,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $72,200/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1.7%), school-wide average net price ($11,655), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($72,200), and peer averages from 199 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 199 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 2.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($10,728 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,020 above). Together, those evidence points place University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the top 7% 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 1.7% of reported programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which is bigger than 89% of schools in this field set and 2.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 357 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's average net price is $11,655 per year, about $46,620 over four years. That is $10,728 below the $22,383 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $72,200 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,020 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill #14 of 199 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.