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Public policy & social work at University of Maryland Baltimore County

University of Maryland Baltimore County graduates about 84 public policy & social work majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#16 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year843% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$58,0001.13× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate72%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1390whole school

Around University of Maryland Baltimore County

Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 April 5.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source
Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 April 5.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source
Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 April 5.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source
Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 February 14.
Walter Sondheim, Jr. Sculpture (2005; Antonio Tobias Mendez, sculptor), UniversiPhoto: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Public Policy.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 24 · Academic 23 · Dorm 6 · Athletics 2 · Library 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. University of Utah 85
  2. University of California, Los Angeles 85
  3. University of Maryland, College Park 85
  4. The University of Texas–Austin 85
  5. University of California, Berkeley 85
  6. Southern Methodist University 85
  7. Gettysburg College 85
  8. New York University 84

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Maryland Baltimore County 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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