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Public policy & social work at North Georgia

North Georgia graduates about 31 public policy & social work majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 358th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a light program at 35 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×).

Graduates a year311% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$108Ka year, NSF
Admit rate70%whole school
SAT middle 50%980–1180whole school

Around North Georgia

Price Memorial Hall
Price Memorial Hall by Holly BokashPhoto: HollyJoe28 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Fields Place-Vickery House
The Vickery House by Holly BokashPhoto: HollyJoe28 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Holly Theatre
Holly Theatre by Holly BokashPhoto: HollyJoe28 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Rocker Box
19-07-097-museumPhoto: Dsdugan · CC0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Public Safety Academy.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 35 · Dining 3 · Athletics 2 · Dorm 2 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Lander University 36
  2. SUNY Cortland 36
  3. Jacksonville State University 35
  4. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 35
  5. University of North Florida 35
  6. Southeast Missouri State University 34
  7. Grambling State University 34
  8. Regent University 34

Other strong majors at North Georgia

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares North Georgia 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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