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Public policy & social work at UVA

UVA graduates about 84 public policy & social work majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $110,000 four years out, 1.78× what the same major pays nationally.

88/100Standout#11 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year842% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$110,0001.78× the same major nationally
Research in the field$949Ka year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1540whole school

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Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Faulkner House - Miller Center of Public Affairs.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 223 · Athletics 129 · Dorm 79 · Library 11 · Dining 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Brandeis University 90
  2. Indiana University–Bloomington 89
  3. Cornell University 89
  4. Vanderbilt University 89
  5. Barnard College 88
  6. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 87
  7. Trinity College 87
  8. Hamilton College 87

Other strong majors at UVA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UVA 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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