Education at High Point
High Point graduates about 32 education majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 177th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.
Around High Point
Where education happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 8 · Athletics 3 · Dining 2 · Library 2.
Nearby in the education ranking
Other strong majors at High Point
- Art, music & theater 73 · #143
- Business & finance 72 · #128
- Communications & media 71 · #151
- Political science & IR 65 · #207
- Biology 64 · #233
- Psychology 62 · #231
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares High Point 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.