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Education at Clark Atlanta

Clark Atlanta graduates about 19 education majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 446th of 551 schools we score for education, a light program at 44 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

44/100Light#446 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year193% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate65%whole school
SAT middle 50%880–1120whole school

Around Clark Atlanta

Harkness Hall as viewed from across the main quadrangle at Clark Atlanta Univers
Harkness Hall, Clark Atlanta University, June 2015Photo: Marc Merlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
President Joe Biden delivers the 2024 Morehouse College commencement address, Su
P20240519AS-0867 (53784748591)Photo: The White House · Public domain · source
Samuel T. Graves Hall at Morehouse College with a statue of Benjamin Mays in fro
Samuel T. Graves Hall at Morehouse College, June 2015Photo: Marc Merlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Archives Research Center Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library (a
Archives Research Center Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff LibraryPhoto: Clifflandis · CC0 · source

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Costen Lifelong Education Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 77 · Dorm 19 · Chapel 5 · Student housing 4 · Dining 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. University of Montana 44
  2. Purdue University Northwest 44
  3. University of Louisiana Monroe 44
  4. Point Park University 44
  5. University of Wisconsin–Whitewater 43
  6. Northern Kentucky University 43
  7. Eastern Illinois University 43
  8. Ferris State University 43

Other strong majors at Clark Atlanta

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Clark Atlanta 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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