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Public policy & social work at NC State

NC State graduates about 46 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 $53,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year46under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1280–1460whole school

Around NC State

Navy Operational Support Center Raleigh, NC NOSC Oct 2013
Navy Operational Support Center Raleigh, NC NOSC Oct 2013 - panoramioPhoto: Mikeiamunion21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Sherwood Battle Brockwell
Sherwood Brockwell plaquePhoto: Johnson524 · CC0 · source
Ron Paul speaking at McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University in Raleigh
2011-03-28 Ron Paul speaking at NCSUPhoto: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Method Road Soccer Stadium photographed on September 12, 2021.
Method Road Soccer StadiumPhoto: Pithon314 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Public Safety Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 5 · Library 4 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Texas Christian University 77
  2. Creighton University 77
  3. The Ohio State University 76
  4. Michigan State University 76
  5. Arizona State University 75
  6. The University of Oklahoma 75
  7. George Mason University 74
  8. University of Kentucky 74

Other strong majors at NC State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NC 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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