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Public policy & social work at Minnesota State

Minnesota State graduates about 59 public policy & social work majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 239th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally.

52/100Solid#239 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year592% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.10× the same major nationally
Admit rate71%whole school

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Maverick Machine on the field for a home football game Fall of 2019
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E. J. Henderson at Vikings training camp.
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Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf
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Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 14 · Athletics 5 · Dining 2 · Library 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. University of Central Florida 52
  2. Appalachian State University 52
  3. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 52
  4. CUNY Medgar Evers College 52
  5. Montclair State University 52
  6. University of Nebraska at Omaha 52
  7. Prairie View A&M University 52
  8. Northern Michigan University 52

Other strong majors at Minnesota State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Minnesota 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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