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Public policy & social work at Trinity College

Trinity College graduates about 39 public policy & social work majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 13th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $83,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally.

87/100Standout#13 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year398% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$83,0001.12× the same major nationally
Admit rate30%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1470whole school

Around Trinity College

Albert C. Jacobs Life Sciences Center, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
Albert C. Jacobs Life Sciences Center Trinity College HartfordPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Raether Library and Information Technology Center at Trinity College, Hartford,
Raether Library and Information Technology CenterPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
Trinity College Hartford Library interiorPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Part of the Long Walk buildings, Seabury houses classrooms.
Seabury HallPhoto: Amherst2005 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Program on Public Values.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 24 · Academic 15 · Athletics 2 · Dining 1 · Library 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Vanderbilt University 89
  2. University of Virginia 88
  3. Barnard College 88
  4. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 87
  5. Hamilton College 87
  6. University of Utah 85
  7. University of California, Los Angeles 85
  8. University of Maryland, College Park 85

Other strong majors at Trinity College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Trinity College 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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