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Public policy & social work at Syracuse

Syracuse graduates about 131 public policy & social work majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 6th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, 1.35× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#6 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year1314% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$82,0001.35× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate46%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1430whole school

Around Syracuse

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Hall of Languages
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Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 22 · Library 5 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Princeton University 98
  2. Northwestern University 97
  3. University of Chicago 97
  4. Rice University 92
  5. Brandeis University 90
  6. Indiana University–Bloomington 89
  7. Cornell University 89
  8. Vanderbilt University 89

Other strong majors at Syracuse

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Syracuse 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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