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Public policy & social work at Virginia State

Virginia State graduates about 20 public policy & social work majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 185th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

57/100Solid#185 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year203% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0000.96× the same major nationally
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%830–1030whole school

Around Virginia State

Rogers Stadium at Virginia State University.
Rogers Stadium - Virginia State UniversityPhoto: Kevin Coles · CC BY 2.0 · source
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AzurestSouthView2Photo: AJ Belongia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
(Virtual panorama) “Virginia State University (VSU). U.S. Department of Agricult
Agriculture and Virginia State University Farmer Outreach - 2013 (20130307-APHISPhoto: USDAgov · Public domain · source
The former site of Fleet Street station in Petersburg - used only from 1977 to 1
Petersburg Fleet Street station site and SAL piers, October 2021Photo: Adam Moss from Walden, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: VSU Department of Police and Public Safety.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dining 2 · Dorm 2 · Athletics 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Rhode Island College 57
  2. Oakland University 57
  3. Saginaw Valley State University 57
  4. University of Northern Colorado 57
  5. McDaniel College 57
  6. California State University–Fullerton 56
  7. Florida International University 56
  8. Western Carolina University 56

Other strong majors at Virginia State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia State 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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