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Public policy & social work at Western Illinois

Western Illinois graduates about 31 public policy & social work majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 134th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

61/100Solid#134 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year313% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$54,0001.04× the same major nationally
Research in the field$192Ka year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school

Around Western Illinois

A photo of Mowbray Hall, Office of Public Safety, at Western Illinois University
MobraryHallPhoto: IlliniGradResearch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A photo of a WIU Office of Public Safety Cruiser
WIUCruiserPhoto: IlliniGradResearch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The corner of West University Drive, North University Drive, and Thompson Drive
WIU View 1Photo: Texas Lane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The leaves of a Plumeria Alba
Plumeria Alba leavesPhoto: Texas Lane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Document and Publication Services.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 86 · Arts 14 · Dining 2 · Athletics 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. Capital University 62
  2. University of Redlands 62
  3. Towson University 61
  4. SUNY Brockport 61
  5. Texas Tech University 61
  6. University of Maine 61
  7. University of South Florida 60
  8. CUNY Lehman College 60

Other strong majors at Western Illinois

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Illinois 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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