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Public policy & social work at University of Texas–Arlington

University of Texas–Arlington graduates about 182 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 $50,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

48/100Solid#279 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year1822% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1000–1240whole school

Around University of Texas–Arlington

The Life Science Building on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington March 2021 075 (Life Science Building)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Inside on the second floor of the SEIR Building
InsideSEIRPhoto: Broadmoor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Science and Engineering Innovation and Research Building on the campus of th
University of Texas at Arlington March 2021 092 (Science and Engineering InnovatPhoto: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Life Science Building on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington March 2021 076 (Life Science Building)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: School of Social Work & CoNHI Smart Hospital.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 23 · Academic 21 · Dorm 4 · Athletics 3 · Arts 2 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Marshall University 49
  2. University of South Alabama 49
  3. Niagara University 49
  4. University of Detroit Mercy 49
  5. University of Houston–Downtown 48
  6. University of Memphis 48
  7. University of Indianapolis 48
  8. Longwood University 48

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Texas–Arlington 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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