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Education at Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech graduates about 45 education majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 224th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

60/100Solid#224 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year453% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$52,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate62%whole school
SAT middle 50%1088–1280whole school

Around Louisiana Tech

J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park, the home field of the Louisiana Tech Uni
Louisiana Tech ballparkPhoto: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source
Robinson Hall, La Tech
Robinson Hall, Louisiana TechPhoto: Jmjm0110 · CC BY 4.0 · source
Woodard Hall Complex, Louisiana Tech Campus
Woodard Hall, Louisiana Tech CampusPhoto: Jmjm0110 · CC BY 4.0 · source
Woodard Hall Complex, Louisiana Tech Campus
Woodard Hall entrance , Louisiana Tech CampusPhoto: Jmjm0110 · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dining 38 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 11 · Arts 2 · Student housing 2.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. New Mexico State University 60
  2. University of Minnesota–Duluth 60
  3. CUNY–Hunter College 60
  4. Capital University 60
  5. Stevenson University 60
  6. University of Alabama in Huntsville 60
  7. Gustavus Adolphus College 60
  8. Stetson University 60

Other strong majors at Louisiana Tech

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Louisiana Tech 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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