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Public policy & social work at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech graduates about 54 public policy & social work majors a year. That puts it 102nd of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a strong program at 67 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $66,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

67/100Strong#102 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year54under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$66,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school
SAT middle 50%1240–1430whole school

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Burruss Hall, at the head of the Drillfield on the campus of Virginia Tech in Bl
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Williams Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Stephen Davis speaking with attendees at the Virginia Tech tour stop of "This Is
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Pamplin Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Binghamton University–SUNY 68
  2. Abilene Christian University 68
  3. Seattle University 68
  4. Florida State University 67
  5. Morgan State University 67
  6. University of Alabama at Birmingham 67
  7. Kansas State University 67
  8. Touro University 67

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Tech 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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