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Public policy & social work at Oakland

Oakland graduates about 79 public policy & social work majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 185th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year792% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$56,0001.08× the same major nationally
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%1015–1245whole school

Around Oakland

The Dodge Mansion at Meadowbrook on the campus of Oakland University in the city
The Dodge Mansion at MeadowbrookPhoto: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photograph of Meadowbrook in 2015 in late summer, late in the day.
Meadowbrook 2015Photo: Kelocyde · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
2017–18 version of the Horizon League's McCafferty trophy, given to the universi
McCafferty TropfyPhoto: X96lee15 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Elliott Tower at Oakland University in Rochester, MI
ElliottTower1Photo: LaMoille123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 40 · Student housing 11 · Dorm 6 · Library 5 · Athletics 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Molloy University 58
  2. Oregon State University 58
  3. California State University–Los Angeles 57
  4. Rhode Island College 57
  5. Saginaw Valley State University 57
  6. University of Northern Colorado 57
  7. Virginia State University 57
  8. McDaniel College 57

Other strong majors at Oakland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Oakland 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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