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Education at Penn State

Penn State graduates about 346 education majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 15th of 551 schools we score for education, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $27 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#15 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year3463% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$27Ma year, NSF
Admit rate61%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1390whole school

Around Penn State

University Park, PA, USA
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The Thomas Building at Penn State University Park. It contains classrooms, the s
Thomas Building Penn State University ParkPhoto: JohnDziak · CC0 · source
Hetzel Union Building-Robeson Center at Penn State University
HUB Robeson Center, west side entrancePhoto: JohnDziak · CC0 · source
A view of part of the Penn State University's University Park campus, seen from
Penn State HUB Lawn and Mt Nittany Seen From HUBPhoto: JohnDziak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Biomechanics Teaching Lab, Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 279 · Dorm 62 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 13 · Arts 13 · Dining 8.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Texas Christian University 84
  2. Syracuse University 84
  3. University of Virginia 84
  4. Virginia Commonwealth University 83
  5. University of Iowa 83
  6. University of California, Los Angeles 83
  7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 83
  8. Chapman University 83

Other strong majors at Penn State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn 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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