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Public policy & social work at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 84 public policy & social work majors a year. That puts it 16th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.16× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $23 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#16 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year84under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.16× the same major nationally
Research in the field$23Ma year, NSF
Admit rate27%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1500whole school

Around UT Austin

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at a scene-setter video while touring t
Secretary Kerry Looks at a Scene-Setter Video While Touring the LBJ PresidentialPhoto: U.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain · source
Looking north from the Stadium
Looking north from the Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Alpha Phi Omega runs the flag before home games; always a crowd pleaser!
The World's Largest Texas FlagPhoto: Klobetime · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Todd Dwyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Hamilton College 87
  2. University of Utah 85
  3. University of California, Los Angeles 85
  4. University of Maryland, College Park 85
  5. University of Maryland Baltimore County 85
  6. University of California, Berkeley 85
  7. Southern Methodist University 85
  8. Gettysburg College 85

Other strong majors at UT Austin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin 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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