Public policy & social work at Michigan State
Michigan State graduates about 76 public policy & social work majors a year. That puts it 56th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $24 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at Michigan State
- Communications & media 89 · #20
- Sociology & anthropology 84 · #67
- Engineering (all) 83 · #62
- Environmental science 83 · #55
- Biology 82 · #61
- Physics & astronomy 82 · #66
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan 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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