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Public policy & social work at Michigan

Michigan graduates about 77 public policy & social work majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 39th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $140 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#39 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year771% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$74,0001.00× the same major nationally
Research in the field$140Ma year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1530whole school

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Ingalls Mall, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MIPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1908-1910, this Beaux Arts-style building was designed by Smith, Hinchm
Chemistry Building, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI - 5Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1913, this Renaissance Revival-style building was designed by Albert Ka
Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI - 5438Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 81
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 81
  3. Stony Brook University–SUNY 81
  4. College of the Holy Cross 81
  5. University of Kansas 80
  6. University of Southern California 80
  7. William & Mary 79
  8. Saint Louis University 79

Other strong majors at Michigan

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan 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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