Education at Drexel
Drexel graduates about 35 education majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 76th of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $55,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Drexel
Where education happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 89 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 9 · Student housing 7.
Nearby in the education ranking
Other strong majors at Drexel
- Nursing 87 · #10
- Health & pre-med fields 85 · #30
- Art, music & theater 82 · #75
- Engineering (all) 80 · #72
- Business & finance 80 · #69
- Computer science 78 · #100
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Drexel 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.