Public policy & social work at SLU
SLU graduates about 29 public policy & social work majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 42nd of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.
Around SLU
Where public policy & social work happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 8 · Library 2 · Arts 2.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at SLU
- Health & pre-med fields 89 · #11
- Biology 83 · #57
- Philosophy & religion 83 · #58
- Business & finance 81 · #64
- Languages 81 · #91
- Political science & IR 79 · #103
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares SLU 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.