Public policy & social work at Princeton
Princeton graduates about 114 public policy & social work majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 98 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $108,000 four years out, 1.46× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Princeton
Where public policy & social work happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 11 · Athletics 7 · Library 3 · Student housing 2 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at Princeton
- History 99 · #1
- Chemistry & biochem 99 · #1
- Physics & astronomy 99 · #2
- Computer science 98 · #2
- Economics 97 · #4
- Math & statistics 97 · #6
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Princeton 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.