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Public policy & social work at UTEP

UTEP graduates about 55 public policy & social work majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 268th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

49/100Solid#268 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year551% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$54,0001.04× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate100%whole school
SAT middle 50%870–1090whole school

Around UTEP

Pano with Kidd Field and back of Sun Bowl stadium, at the University of Texas at
Pano with Kidd Field and back of Sun Bowl stadiumPhoto: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A portion of the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
UTEP panoPhoto: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A view of Centennial Plaza at the University of Texas at El Paso
Centennial Plaza at UTEPPhoto: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Human Effigy and Pottery at Casa Grandes Exhibit at Centennial Museum and Chihua
Casa Grandes Pottery at Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert GardensPhoto: AaronAEP · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 59 · Student housing 16 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Northeastern Illinois University 49
  2. Stephen F. Austin State University 49
  3. University of Akron 49
  4. Ball State University 49
  5. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 49
  6. Marshall University 49
  7. University of South Alabama 49
  8. Niagara University 49

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UTEP 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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