Public policy & social work at John Jay
John Jay graduates about 142 public policy & social work majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 115th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a strong program at 65 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 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.
Around John Jay
Where public policy & social work happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 18 · Dorm 1.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at John Jay
- Psychology 62 · #231
- Neuroscience 55 · #151
- English & writing 55 · #292
- Economics 54 · #284
- Political science & IR 53 · #319
- Sociology & anthropology 53 · #309
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares John Jay 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.