Public policy & social work at Jackson State
Jackson State graduates about 62 public policy & social work majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 290th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 47 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $42,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.80×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where public policy & social work happens
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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at Jackson State
- Education 46 · #428
- Health & pre-med fields 42 · #472
- Biology 41 · #509
- Engineering (all) 37 · #346
- Communications & media 37 · #519
- Political science & IR 35 · #506
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Jackson State 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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