Public policy & social work at UC Davis
UC Davis graduates about 43 public policy & social work majors a year. That puts it 47th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UC Davis
Where public policy & social work happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 204 · Student housing 77 · Dorm 48 · Athletics 12 · Arts 6 · Dining 3.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at UC Davis
- Biology 88 · #28
- Sociology & anthropology 88 · #42
- Environmental science 87 · #32
- Chemistry & biochem 85 · #43
- Art, music & theater 85 · #50
- Computer science 84 · #67
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC Davis 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.