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Education at Michigan State

Michigan State graduates about 236 education majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 48th of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $18 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#48 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year2363% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$18Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1360whole school

Around Michigan State

Sign at Michigan State University Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.
Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center 1331Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Michigan State University Observatory, 4299 Pavilion Dr, Lansing, Michigan.
Michigan State University Observatory 1290Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue takes part in a working lunch and dis
“Back To Our Roots” In Michigan (20180403-OSEC-LSC-1094)Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · source
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has breakfast with students and facul
“Back To Our Roots” In Michigan (20180403-OSEC-LSC-0936)Photo: USDAgov · Public domain · source

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research, Swine Teaching, Research and Feed Mill, Swine Teaching and Research.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 53 · Academic 10 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Indiana University–Bloomington 79
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 79
  3. University of Illinois Chicago 79
  4. Arizona State University 78
  5. Clemson University 78
  6. University of Dayton 78
  7. University of California San Diego 78
  8. Hofstra University 78

Other strong majors at Michigan State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan State 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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