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Public policy & social work at Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan graduates about 120 public policy & social work majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. 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 $53,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

56/100Solid#192 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year1204% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate83%whole school
SAT middle 50%930–1180whole school

Around Eastern Michigan

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College Democrats at Eastern Michigan University sidewalk chalking 20200923 1347Photo: College Democrats at Eastern Michigan University · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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College Democrats at Eastern Michigan University sidewalk chalking 20200923 1343Photo: College Democrats at Eastern Michigan University · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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EMU campus
Bowen Field House and EMU Student Center (November 9, 2017) 115327Photo: SecretName101 · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 18 · Academic 10 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. McDaniel College 57
  2. California State University–Fullerton 56
  3. Florida International University 56
  4. Western Carolina University 56
  5. Utah State University 56
  6. California State University, Long Beach 56
  7. Winona State University 56
  8. Florida A&M University 56

Other strong majors at Eastern Michigan

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Eastern Michigan 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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