Public policy & social work at Carthage
Carthage graduates about 17 public policy & social work majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 206th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $55,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally.
Around Carthage




Where public policy & social work happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 17 · Dorm 5 · Chapel 4 · Athletics 2 · Library 1 · Dining 1.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at Carthage
- Education 59 · #265
- Nursing 58 · #200
- Health & pre-med fields 54 · #324
- Art, music & theater 52 · #421
- Business & finance 51 · #335
- Languages 51 · #313
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Carthage 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.