ProgramCIP 44.0501

Public Policy Analysis, General

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.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Public Policy Analysis.