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Public policy & social work at Alvernia

Alvernia graduates about 17 public policy & social work majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 239th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.

52/100Solid#239 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year174% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$56,0001.09× the same major nationally
Admit rate59%whole school
SAT middle 50%996–1170whole school

Around Alvernia

Alvernia University Campus. Francis Hall.
Francis Hall at Alvernia University 01Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Alvernia University Campus. Franco Library.
Franco Library at Alvernia University 03Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Alvernia University. Campus Commons.
Campus Commons at Alvernia University 01Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Alvernia University Campus. Bernardine Hall.
Bernardine Hall at Alvernia University 02Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 5 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. University of Nebraska at Omaha 52
  2. Prairie View A&M University 52
  3. Northern Michigan University 52
  4. San Francisco State University 52
  5. Xavier University 52
  6. University of Colorado Denver 52
  7. Pacific University 52
  8. Saint Anselm College 52

Other strong majors at Alvernia

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Alvernia with every school we score in public policy & social work. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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