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Public Policy Analysis at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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 46 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.2% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~46
- Schools with reported signal
- 199
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 54.8%
- Graduation rate
- 86.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $24,953/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $99,812
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $81,698/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 ($2,570 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($12,518 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 49% 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 0.2% of reported programs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, which is bigger than 30% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 46 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's average net price is $24,953 per year, about $99,812 over four years. That is $2,570 above the $22,383 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $81,698 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,518 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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University #97 of 199 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.