Public policy & social work at Lehman
Lehman graduates about 140 public policy & social work majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 139th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.22× what the same major pays nationally.
Where public policy & social work happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Public Safety.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 8 · Arts 4 · Library 2 · Athletics 1.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at Lehman
- Sociology & anthropology 58 · #259
- Nursing 52 · #252
- Health & pre-med fields 52 · #351
- English & writing 50 · #352
- Psychology 49 · #406
- Languages 44 · #373
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Lehman 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.