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Public policy & social work at Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University graduates about 22 public policy & social work majors a year. That puts it 134th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, 1.13× 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.

61/100Solid#134 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year22under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$58,0001.13× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate73%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1280whole school

Around Texas Tech University

Ventral view of a dead adult Helochares maculicollis collected at Tyson Research
Helochares maculicollis 2Photo: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A view of Texas Tech University and downtown Lubbock, Texas viewed from the TTU
Lubbock from westPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Winter in Lubbock, Texas. The view is looking east towards downtown Lubbock from
Lubbock in winterPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Student Media Building at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, United St
StudentMedia KTXTPhoto: Voltin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 53 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 7 · Arts 5 · Library 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. University of Redlands 62
  2. Towson University 61
  3. SUNY Brockport 61
  4. Western Illinois University 61
  5. University of Maine 61
  6. University of South Florida 60
  7. CUNY Lehman College 60
  8. Northern Arizona University 60

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Texas Tech University 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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