Public policy & social work at UChicago
UChicago graduates about 90 public policy & social work majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 97 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $94,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UChicago
Where public policy & social work happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, Harris School of Public Policy Keller Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 96 · Dorm 15 · Arts 9 · Dining 8 · Library 6 · Athletics 4.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at UChicago
- Economics 99 · #1
- Physics & astronomy 98 · #5
- Math & statistics 97 · #6
- Computer science 96 · #11
- History 95 · #6
- Environmental science 95 · #1
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UChicago 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.