Public policy & social work at Georgia
Georgia graduates about 39 public policy & social work majors a year. That puts it 79th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a strong program at 70 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $25 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Georgia
Where public policy & social work happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: UGA Office of Government Relations.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 119 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 6 · Dining 5 · Library 5 · Chapel 4.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at Georgia
- Communications & media 89 · #20
- Business & finance 87 · #25
- Political science & IR 85 · #56
- Languages 85 · #69
- Health & pre-med fields 82 · #49
- Art, music & theater 82 · #75
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia 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.