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Public policy & social work at Brandeis

Brandeis graduates about 101 public policy & social work majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $76,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#7 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year10112% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$76,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate40%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1530whole school

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Stoneman Infirmary and Public Safety.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 21 · Academic 16 · Arts 5 · Offices 3 · Chapel 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Northwestern University 97
  2. University of Chicago 97
  3. Rice University 92
  4. Syracuse University 91
  5. Indiana University–Bloomington 89
  6. Cornell University 89
  7. Vanderbilt University 89
  8. University of Virginia 88

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brandeis 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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