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Education at NC State

NC State graduates about 173 education majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 21st of 551 schools we score for education, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 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.

82/100Standout#21 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year1733% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$14Ma year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1280–1460whole school

Around NC State

Navy Operational Support Center Raleigh, NC NOSC Oct 2013
Navy Operational Support Center Raleigh, NC NOSC Oct 2013 - panoramioPhoto: Mikeiamunion21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Sherwood Battle Brockwell
Sherwood Brockwell plaquePhoto: Johnson524 · CC0 · source
Ron Paul speaking at McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University in Raleigh
2011-03-28 Ron Paul speaking at NCSUPhoto: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Method Road Soccer Stadium photographed on September 12, 2021.
Method Road Soccer StadiumPhoto: Pithon314 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Marye Anne Fox Science Teaching Laboratory, Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 5 · Library 4 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. University of California, Los Angeles 83
  2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 83
  3. Chapman University 83
  4. The College of New Jersey 82
  5. University of Connecticut 82
  6. Saint Joseph's University 82
  7. Providence College 82
  8. Boston University 82

Other strong majors at NC State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NC 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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