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Public policy & social work at BGSU

BGSU graduates about 67 public policy & social work majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 173rd of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

58/100Solid#173 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year672% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate79%whole school
SAT middle 50%990–1200whole school

Around BGSU

The WFAL recording studio
WFAL recording studioPhoto: Mbrickn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Front side of an Alcatel Glimpse, showing primary camera.
Alcatel Glimpse frontPhoto: Mbrickn · CC0 · source
Hannah Hall at Bowling Green State University during its renovation into the Mau
Hanna Hall (Bowling Green State University)Photo: Mbrickn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
University Hall with a nearby tent pitched for an event.
University Hall eventPhoto: Mbrickn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 4 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. SUNY Plattsburgh 59
  2. Belmont University 59
  3. University of North Carolina–Greensboro 58
  4. East Carolina University 58
  5. SUNY Buffalo State University 58
  6. Stockton University 58
  7. University of Nebraska at Kearney 58
  8. Barry University 58

Other strong majors at BGSU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares BGSU 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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