Public policy & social work at Lamar
Lamar graduates about 32 public policy & social work majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 343rd of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a light program at 39 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.
Where public policy & social work happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 10 · Academic 6 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Dining 1 · Library 1.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at Lamar
- Engineering (all) 47 · #271
- Nursing 45 · #323
- Languages 42 · #391
- Health & pre-med fields 41 · #480
- Art, music & theater 41 · #557
- Communications & media 38 · #503
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Lamar 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.