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Public policy & social work at Southern Connecticut

Southern Connecticut graduates about 61 public policy & social work majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 61st of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally.

74/100Strong#61 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year614% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$59,0001.15× the same major nationally
Research in the field$223Ka year, NSF
Admit rate81%whole school

Around Southern Connecticut

Hilton C. Buley Library serves the many academic and research needs of the South
Hilton C. Buley LibraryPhoto: Southern Connecticut State University · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Adanti Student Center is the focal point of campus organizations and activit
Adanti Student CenterPhoto: Southern Connecticut State University · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts is a multi-use performing arts facilit
Lyman Center, 2015Photo: Southern Connecticut State University · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Southern's new Academic Science and Laboratory Building features Connecticut’s o
Academic Science and Laboratory BuildingPhoto: Southern Connecticut State University · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 18 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. George Mason University 74
  2. University of Kentucky 74
  3. University of Nevada–Reno 74
  4. Colorado State University 74
  5. University at Albany–SUNY 74
  6. University of Vermont 74
  7. Loyola University Chicago 73
  8. University of Missouri 73

Other strong majors at Southern Connecticut

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Southern Connecticut 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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