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Public policy & social work at UIC

UIC graduates about 27 public policy & social work majors a year. That puts it 73rd of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#73 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year27under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$35,000
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate77%whole school
SAT middle 50%1110–1340whole school

Around UIC

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Built in 1905, this Arts and Crafts-style building was designed by Pond and Pond
Interior, Hull House Dining Hall, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted StreetPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1856, this Italianate-style house was built for Charles Jerald Hull in
Fireplace, Jane Addams-Hull House, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted StreePhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1856, this Italianate-style house was built for Charles Jerald Hull in
Jane Addams-Hull House, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted Street, Near WesPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Education, Theater, Music, and Social Work Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dining 11 · Athletics 8 · Arts 4 · Dorm 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Nazareth University 73
  2. University of Alaska Anchorage 73
  3. University of Louisville 72
  4. University of Hawaii at Manoa 72
  5. Duquesne University 72
  6. St. Olaf College 72
  7. University of St. Thomas (MN) 71
  8. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 70

Other strong majors at UIC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UIC 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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