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Education at Florida

Florida graduates about 229 education majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 29th of 551 schools we score for education, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $23 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#29 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year2292% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$54,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$23Ma year, NSF
Admit rate20%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1490whole school

Around Florida

Coralberry (Ardisia crenata) in the United States
Ardisia crenata seeds 353448844Photo: Alex Abair · CC BY 4.0 · source
Mile-a-minute vine (Ipomoea cairica) in the United States
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Lizard's tail (Saururus cernuus) in the United States
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Catchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine) in the United States
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Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Outdoor Recreation & Education (CORE), Natural Area Teaching Pavilion, UF Housing & Residence Education Office, Astronomy Teaching Observatory, Harrell Medical Education Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 220 · Dorm 78 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 33 · Dining 14 · Arts 6.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Furman University 82
  2. Wellesley College 82
  3. Texas A&M University 81
  4. Washington State University 81
  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 81
  6. Wesleyan University 81
  7. University of California, Irvine 80
  8. University of Louisville 80

Other strong majors at Florida

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida 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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