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Public policy & social work at UH–Downtown

UH–Downtown graduates about 81 public policy & social work majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 279th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $55,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally.

48/100Solid#279 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year813% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$55,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$140Ka year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%960–1100whole school

Around UH–Downtown

Sharp-Hughes Tool Company, later renamed just Hughes Tool Company, at its manufa
Sharp-Hughes Tool Company, 1915Photo: Sharp-Hughes Tool Company · Public domain · source
University of Houston–Downtown Wellness & Success Center
University of Houston–Downtown Wellness & Success CenterPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source
University of Houston–Downtown
University of Houston–DowntownPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source
University of Houston, Downtown Campus
University of HoustonPhoto: Patrick Feller from Dallas, Texas, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 4.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. University of South Alabama 49
  2. Niagara University 49
  3. University of Detroit Mercy 49
  4. The University of Texas–Arlington 48
  5. University of Memphis 48
  6. University of Indianapolis 48
  7. Longwood University 48
  8. Flagler College 48

Other strong majors at UH–Downtown

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UH–Downtown 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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