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Education at Purdue

Purdue graduates about 175 education majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 65th of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

76/100Strong#65 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year1752% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.04× the same major nationally
Research in the field$11Ma year, NSF
Admit rate50%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1470whole school

Around Purdue

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Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Purdue University Early Care and Education Center, Native American Educational and Cultural Center (NACC).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 209 · Dorm 75 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dining 4 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. University of Kansas 77
  2. University of Washington Bothell 77
  3. University of Utah 77
  4. Colgate University 77
  5. University of Colorado Boulder 76
  6. Seton Hall University 76
  7. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 76
  8. Denison University 76

Other strong majors at Purdue

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue 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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