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Education at Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College graduates about 303 education majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 118th of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 70 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.34× what the same major pays nationally.

70/100Strong#118 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year30310% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.34× the same major nationally
Research in the field$295Ka year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school

Around Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located
2016 Brooklyn College Roosevelt HallPhoto: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hammarskjold sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, taken outside James Hall at Brooklyn C
Hammarskjold sculpture by Tony RosenthalPhoto: Joeyvandernaald · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located
Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush Wikivoyage BannerPhoto: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located
2016 Brooklyn College LibraryPhoto: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Colorado State University 71
  2. Drake University 71
  3. Wheaton College (IL) 71
  4. St. Olaf College 71
  5. Rowan University 70
  6. St. John's University 70
  7. Calvin University 70
  8. Salve Regina University 70

Other strong majors at Brooklyn College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brooklyn 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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