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Public policy & social work at WestConn

WestConn graduates about 45 public policy & social work majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 126th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

62/100Solid#126 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year455% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$56,0001.08× the same major nationally
Admit rate81%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1230whole school

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At Western Connecticut State University
Professor Rodrigues da CunhaPhoto: Alferocu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
These are the gates located on the WCSU Mid Town campus.
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Danbury, Connecticut
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The turntable in the railway yard was used to turn the steam engines around, or
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Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 31 · Library 5.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Sacred Heart University 63
  2. University of Cincinnati 62
  3. CUNY–Hunter College 62
  4. University of Arkansas 62
  5. West Virginia University 62
  6. Indiana Wesleyan University 62
  7. Capital University 62
  8. University of Redlands 62

Other strong majors at WestConn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WestConn 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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