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Education at Mizzou

Mizzou graduates about 290 education majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 107th of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $45,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $28 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

71/100Strong#107 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year2906% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$45,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$28Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1340whole school

Around Mizzou

Faurot Field at the University of Missouri.
Faurot Field AerialPhoto: Lectrician2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stankowski Field, Mizzou
Stankowski Field, Mizzou - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Missouri State Teachers Association, Clinical Support & Education, Chemistry Teaching Addition, Vet Med Ambulatory Teaching Facility.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 137 · Dorm 63 · Student housing 58 · Athletics 16 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. The College of Wooster 72
  2. Mount Holyoke College 72
  3. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 71
  4. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 71
  5. University of Arkansas 71
  6. George Mason University 71
  7. Stonehill College 71
  8. Ithaca College 71

Other strong majors at Mizzou

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mizzou 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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