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Public policy & social work at UNC

UNC graduates about 157 public policy & social work majors a year, 3% 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 $74,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $89 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#13 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year1573% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$74,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$89Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1530whole school

Around UNC

Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
Student & Academic Services Buildings South UNCCH 20140830Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
South Campus Study Commons interior UNCCH 20141010Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source
Craige North Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Craige North Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: UNC Public Safety Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Cornell University 89
  2. Vanderbilt University 89
  3. University of Virginia 88
  4. Barnard College 88
  5. Trinity College 87
  6. Hamilton College 87
  7. University of Utah 85
  8. University of California, Los Angeles 85

Other strong majors at UNC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UNC 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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