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Public policy & social work at University of Oregon

University of Oregon graduates about 175 public policy & social work majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 34th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#34 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year1754% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$59,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1370whole school

Around University of Oregon

Day 10 at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
Day 10 at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) 17Photo: Habst · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Full and half marathon racers in the B corral (where the slow people start?)
Pre-race Fashions - Starting Line - 2011 Eugene Marathon - 5685316155Photo: ex_magician · CC BY 2.0 · source
Erb Memorial Union at night
EMU at NightPhoto: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Johnson Hall at night
Johnson Hall at NightPhoto: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 98 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 9 · Arts 5 · Student housing 5 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Pomona College 83
  2. University of Delaware 82
  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 82
  4. Georgia Institute of Technology 82
  5. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 81
  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison 81
  7. Stony Brook University–SUNY 81
  8. College of the Holy Cross 81

Other strong majors at University of Oregon

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Oregon 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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