Public policy & social work at Fort Hays State
Fort Hays State graduates about 35 public policy & social work majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 344th of 554 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.
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Other strong majors at Fort Hays State
- Political science & IR 56 · #373
- Education 53 · #517
- Health & pre-med fields 51 · #555
- Psychology 49 · #565
- Nursing 45 · #501
- English & writing 44 · #585
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Fort Hays State with every school we score in public policy & social work. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and the size of the program (10%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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