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Education at Iowa

Iowa graduates about 232 education majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 15th of 551 schools we score for education, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $14 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#15 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year2325% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$14Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1130–1340whole school

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Medical Education Research Facility ( MERF ), Medical Education Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 64 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 10 · Dorm 5 · Arts 2 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Syracuse University 84
  2. University of Virginia 84
  3. Virginia Commonwealth University 83
  4. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 83
  5. University of California, Los Angeles 83
  6. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 83
  7. Chapman University 83
  8. The College of New Jersey 82

Other strong majors at Iowa

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Iowa 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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