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Education at FGCU

FGCU graduates about 119 education majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 330th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 54 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

54/100Solid#330 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year1194% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate74%whole school
SAT middle 50%1040–1200whole school

Around FGCU

Using a hydrometer to determine clay/silt content
HydrometerTestPhoto: Soccer jim2002 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Using a proctor to determine compaction.
ProctorCompactionPhoto: Soccer jim2002 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Some pictures from my visit to FGCU.
Architecture (8404568641)Photo: Brett Levin from Parkland, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Some pictures from my visit to FGCU.
Sitting Area (8404567743)Photo: Brett Levin from Parkland, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Kleist Health Education Bldg.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 10 · Athletics 8 · Dining 3 · Arts 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. The University of Texas–San Antonio 54
  2. University of Northern Colorado 54
  3. University of Wisconsin–River Falls 54
  4. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 54
  5. University of Michigan–Dearborn 54
  6. Prairie View A&M University 54
  7. University of Montevallo 54
  8. Covenant College 54

Other strong majors at FGCU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares FGCU 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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