Public policy & social work at California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach graduates about 69 public policy & social work majors a year. That puts it 192nd of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, 1.32× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where public policy & social work happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Social Science / Public Affairs.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 35 · Offices 5 · Athletics 3 · Dining 3 · Dorm 3 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at California State University, Long Beach
- Art, music & theater 59 · #331
- Nursing 55 · #223
- Engineering (all) 54 · #224
- Communications & media 54 · #327
- Health & pre-med fields 53 · #340
- Sociology & anthropology 53 · #309
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares California State University, Long Beach 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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