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Education at Ohio University

Ohio University graduates about 289 education majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 319th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 55 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 $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

55/100Solid#319 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year2895% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$45,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1080–1270whole school

Around Ohio University

Hygrocybe caespitosa
Hygrocybe caespitosa 13079707Photo: mycowalt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
jsc2024e067093 (1/19/2024) --- Ohio University’s Mission 18 Team (Michael Lane,
Preflight Imagery for Nanoracks-NCESSE-Surveyor-SSEP (jsc2024e067093)Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center / Ohio University · Public domain · source
Location: Athens, Ohio,USAEvent type: Regular lifeDate or year: 2019
Cold and emptiness 2Photo: Mouree013 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Alden Library Park Place entrance
Alden Library Park Place entrancePhoto: Gkuriger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 63 · Dorm 27 · Student housing 11 · Athletics 10 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Pace University 56
  2. Morgan State University 56
  3. Roanoke College 56
  4. East Carolina University 55
  5. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 55
  6. Northeastern Illinois University 55
  7. College of Charleston 55
  8. Central Connecticut State University 55

Other strong majors at Ohio University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ohio University 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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