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Education at Boston College

Boston College graduates about 56 education majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 551 schools we score for education, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, 1.30× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $21 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#7 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year562% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$62,0001.30× the same major nationally
Research in the field$21Ma year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1435–1540whole school

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. University of Delaware 88
  2. Swarthmore College 88
  3. Bowdoin College 88
  4. New York University 87
  5. Smith College 86
  6. Brown University 85
  7. University of Wyoming 84
  8. Texas Christian University 84

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston College 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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