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Public policy & social work at UC Riverside

UC Riverside graduates about 99 public policy & social work majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 206th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.79×).

55/100Solid#206 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year992% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$59,0000.79× the same major nationally
Research in the field$989Ka year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school

Around UC Riverside

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Black-headed grosbeak (8726652667)Photo: Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Student housing 68 · Dorm 46 · Dining 4 · Athletics 3 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Bethel University 56
  2. University of Minnesota-Morris 56
  3. St. Norbert College 56
  4. Texas State University 55
  5. CUNY New York City College of Technology 55
  6. University of North Carolina–Wilmington 55
  7. University of Toledo 55
  8. Winston-Salem State University 55

Other strong majors at UC Riverside

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Riverside 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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