USC Price School of Public Policy

Public Policy

The field of public policy, at its core, produces social change. Policy analysts inform and shape the public programs and efforts that improve life in all communities. They integrate leadership with analytical and quantitative skills to promote social and economic well-being.

Degree programs

Graduate certificates

Related faculty

  • Anthony Bertelli

    Anthony Bertelli

    Professor of Public Policy
    C.C. Crawford Chair in Management and Performance

  • Raphael Bostic

    Raphael Bostic

    Professor
    Judith and John Bedrosian Chair in Governance and the Public Enterprise

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    James M. Ferris

    Professor
    Emery Evans Olson Chair in Non-Profit Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
    Director, Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy

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    Genevieve Giuliano

    Professor
    Margaret and John Ferraro Chair in Effective Local Government
    Senior Associate Dean for Research and Technology
    Director, METRANS

  • Elizabeth Graddy

    Elizabeth Graddy

    Professor
    Jeffrey J. Miller Chair in Government, Business, and the Economy
    Vice Dean

  • Sherry Bebitch Jeffe

    Sherry Bebitch Jeffe

    Senior Fellow

  • Jack H. Knott

    Jack H. Knott

    Dean
    C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Dean and Professor

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    Yang Lu

    Assistant Research Professor

  • Daniel A. Mazmanian

    Daniel A. Mazmanian

    Professor
    Director of New Initiatives, USC Center for Sustainable Cities

  • Glenn Melnick

    Glenn Melnick

    Professor
    Blue Cross of California Chair in Health Care Finance

  • Jennifer Miller

    Jennifer Miller

    Assistant Professor (Teaching)

  • Juliet Ann Musso

    Juliet Ann Musso

    Associate Professor
    Houston Flournoy Professor of State Government
    Associate Director, MPA, Sacramento

  • Dowell Myers

    Dowell Myers

    Professor
    Director, Population Dynamics Research Group

  • Gary Dean Painter

    Gary Dean Painter

    Professor
    Director, Graduate Programs in Public Policy
    Director of Research, Lusk Center for Real Estate

  • Mark Phillips

    Mark Phillips

    Assistant Professor

  • Adam Rose

    Adam Rose

    Research Professor
    Coordinator for Economics, Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events

  • Heather Rosoff

    Heather Rosoff

    Research Assistant Professor

  • Dan Schnur

    Dan Schnur

    Assistant Professor of the Practice of Political Science

  • Nancy Staudt

    Nancy Staudt

    Edward G. Lewis Professor of Law and Public Policy

  • Roberto Suro

    Roberto Suro

    Professor
    Director, Tomas Rivera Policy Institute

  • Shui Yan Tang

    Shui Yan Tang

    Professor
    Frances R. and John J. Duggan Distinguished Professor in Public Administration

  • Michael Thom

    Assistant Professor (Teaching)

  • Detlof von Winterfeldt

    Detlof von Winterfeldt

    Professor

  • Christopher Weare

    Christopher Weare

    Research Associate Professor

  • Dan Wei

    Dan Wei

    Research Assistant Professor

  • Frank Zerunyan

    Frank Zerunyan

    Senior Fellow
    Director, Executive Education

Research centers and groups

  • Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy

    Established in 2012, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy focuses on the responsibility of leaders to implement policies that most benefit the people they serve. Through post-partisan collaboration, the Institute works to develop real-world, sustainable solutions in five priority areas: education, energy and environment, fiscal and economic policy, health and human wellness, and political reform.

  • Judith and John Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise

    Founded in Fall 2005, the USC Judith and John Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise is dedicated to understanding and fostering effective democratic governance as an essential component in ensuring the betterment of communities within the United States and around the world. The center focuses on research, policy analysis, and educational activities in three areas: collaborative governance, information technology and democracy.

  • Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy

    Established in 2000, the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy promotes more effective philanthropy and strengthens the nonprofit sector to advance public problem solving. Its research focuses on trends and patterns in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, philanthropic strategies for social impact, and challenges in philanthropic stewardship and leadership.

  • Center for Health Financing, Policy and Management

    The Center for Health Financing, Policy and Management brings together leading researchers from USC, other universities, and the healthcare community to expand society’s knowledge of the strategy, structure, and effective operation of current and emerging delivery systems of health care, and to disseminate new knowledge to improve the performance of health care services at the community, organization and systemic levels.

  • Sol Price Center for Social Innovation

    The Sol Price Center for Social Innovation was established with the recent gift to name the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. This new center aims to advance ideas, strategies, and practices that enhance the quality of life for people in urban communities. The center will provide opportunities for direct student engagement across all of the Price School’s primary disciplines.

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