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Public policy & social work at Memphis

Memphis graduates about 56 public policy & social work majors a year, 2% 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 $46,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year562% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$46,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%930–1230whole school

Around Memphis

University of Memphis Ned McWherter Library main entrance
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Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center at the University of Memphis
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John Willard Brister Library, Memphis State University campus Memphis
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Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 42 · Student housing 6 · Arts 4 · Athletics 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

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

Other strong majors at Memphis

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Memphis 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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