Public policy & social work at Alaska Anchorage
Alaska Anchorage graduates about 28 public policy & social work majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 68th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
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Where public policy & social work happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 45 · Dorm 20 · Athletics 3 · Library 1 · Dining 1 · Student housing 1.
Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking
Other strong majors at Alaska Anchorage
- Nursing 77 · #40
- Health & pre-med fields 74 · #109
- Engineering (all) 63 · #172
- Sociology & anthropology 63 · #196
- Environmental science 60 · #203
- Psychology 56 · #306
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Alaska Anchorage 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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