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Education at Knox College

Knox College graduates about 22 education majors a year, 8% 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, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally.

64/100Solid#177 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year228% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.07× the same major nationally
Admit rate71%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1420whole school

Around Knox College

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19970427 05 Galesburg, IL (5799456271)Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
The grave stone of Susan Richardson in Hope Cemetery.
Susan Richardson Grave StonePhoto: WritingAmused · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Front of the Central Congregational Church, located on the public square in Gale
Central Congregational Church in GalesburgPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
Mary Ann Bickerdyke statue at the Knox County Courthouse in Galesburg, Illinois.
BickerdykePhoto: Videoboy001 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 19 · Academic 7 · Athletics 4 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Mount St. Mary's University 64
  2. Biola University 64
  3. High Point University 64
  4. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 64
  5. Houghton University 64
  6. Alfred University 64
  7. John Carroll University 64
  8. CUNY Queens College 63

Other strong majors at Knox College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Knox College 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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