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Public policy & social work at Western Carolina

Western Carolina graduates about 170 public policy & social work majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 192nd of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.

56/100Solid#192 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year1707% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$412Ka year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1240whole school

Around Western Carolina

Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534200182Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534212559Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534213574Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
THE WINGLESS VICTORY by Maxwell Anderson presented by Western Carolina Universit
The Wingless Victory 04Photo: Allen H Freeman Jr · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 30 · Academic 28 · Athletics 8 · Library 2 · Dining 2 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Virginia State University 57
  2. McDaniel College 57
  3. California State University–Fullerton 56
  4. Florida International University 56
  5. Eastern Michigan University 56
  6. Utah State University 56
  7. California State University, Long Beach 56
  8. Winona State University 56

Other strong majors at Western Carolina

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Carolina 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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