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Public policy & social work at Rutgers–Newark

Rutgers–Newark graduates about 120 public policy & social work majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 27th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#27 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year1205% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school

Around Rutgers–Newark

Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur, planted, New York, USA
Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak) close-up B43Photo: Alouis21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Austrian Pine
B49 Pinus nigra (Austrian Pine) DistancePhoto: Alouis21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Newark, NJ
Dana Library - Rutgers-Newark (55184170250)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam)
A23-1-Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam)Photo: Sherief Saleh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: International Center for Public Health, Center for Urban and Public Service.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 30 · Dorm 9 · Student housing 6 · Athletics 5 · Dining 2 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Gettysburg College 85
  2. New York University 84
  3. Stanford University 84
  4. Brown University 84
  5. University of Washington 83
  6. University of Pennsylvania 83
  7. Pomona College 83
  8. University of Delaware 82

Other strong majors at Rutgers–Newark

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers–Newark 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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