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Education at Alfred

Alfred graduates about 22 education majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 177th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.

64/100Solid#177 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year226% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0001.05× the same major nationally
Admit rate51%whole school
SAT middle 50%1085–1290whole school

Around Alfred

Post office
Alfred Post OfficePhoto: J. Passepartout · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
At Alfred university
Alfred Ceramic Museum 2Photo: J. Passepartout · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Alfred Ceramic Museum
Ceramic museum 1Photo: J. Passepartout · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A library at Alfred University
Scholes Library AlfredPhoto: J. Passepartout · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 37 · Academic 31 · Arts 9 · Athletics 4 · Library 4 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. High Point University 64
  2. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 64
  3. Knox College 64
  4. Houghton University 64
  5. John Carroll University 64
  6. CUNY Queens College 63
  7. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 63
  8. University of North Carolina–Greensboro 63

Other strong majors at Alfred

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Alfred with every school we score in education. 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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