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Public policy & social work at Duke

Duke graduates about 144 public policy & social work majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 1st of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 99 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $103,000 four years out, 1.40× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $26 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

99/100Standout#1 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year1448% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$103,0001.40× the same major nationally
Research in the field$26Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Duke

Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48961110752)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960961831)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960917771)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960908401)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Sanford School of Public Policy.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 45 · Academic 37 · Athletics 16 · Library 3 · Dining 3 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Princeton University 98
  2. Northwestern University 97
  3. University of Chicago 97
  4. Rice University 92

Other strong majors at Duke

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duke 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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