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Public policy & social work at USC

USC graduates about 41 public policy & social work majors a year. That puts it 39th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $78 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#39 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year41under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$78Ma year, NSF
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around USC

USC Physical Education Building (PED), designed by Parkinson & Parkinson as
Physical education building 1Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Ernie Shelton (sculptor), The Wild Bunch - Sporting Sculpture - Campus of Univer
Sporting Sculpture - Campus of University of Southern California - Los Angeles, Photo: Adam Jones, 2012-02-26 12:59, from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
"Evelia de Pie", sculpture by Francisco Zúñiga, Anna Bing Arnold Sculpture Garde
Zuniga evelia de pie 1Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
plaque at foot of statue honoring composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski at University o
Usc paderewski plaque 1Photo: Seauton 11 December 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Center for International and Public Affairs, Social Work Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 106 · Dorm 15 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Athletics 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Stony Brook University–SUNY 81
  2. College of the Holy Cross 81
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 80
  4. University of Kansas 80
  5. William & Mary 79
  6. Saint Louis University 79
  7. University of Denver 79
  8. Providence College 79

Other strong majors at USC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares USC 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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