Public policy & social work at NMU
NMU graduates about 28 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 $55,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally.
Around NMU
Where public policy & social work happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 19 · Academic 15 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 5 · Dining 1 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at NMU
- Health & pre-med fields 50 · #387
- Environmental science 48 · #337
- Education 47 · #416
- Art, music & theater 46 · #485
- Sociology & anthropology 46 · #388
- Biology 45 · #456
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares NMU 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.