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Public policy & social work at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Charlotte graduates about 71 public policy & social work majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 239th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $47,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×). Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

52/100Solid#239 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year711% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$47,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1290whole school

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Widener University 53
  2. Dillard University 53
  3. University of Central Florida 52
  4. Appalachian State University 52
  5. CUNY Medgar Evers College 52
  6. Minnesota State University–Mankato 52
  7. Montclair State University 52
  8. University of Nebraska at Omaha 52

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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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