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Education at Rider

Rider graduates about 89 education majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 141st of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.26× what the same major pays nationally.

68/100Strong#141 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year8911% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.26× the same major nationally
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1300whole school

Around Rider

View northwest up the Little Shabakunk Creek above Centennial Lake on the campus
2025-04-20 16 32 09 View northwest up the Little Shabakunk Creek above CentenniaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Gill Memorial Chapel at Rider University
Gill Memorial ChapelPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
University House at Rider University
University House at Rider UniversityPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Centennial Lake at Rider University
Centennial Lake at Rider UniversityPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Maurer Physical Education Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 11 · Fraternity or sorority house 5 · Academic 2 · Library 2 · Athletics 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. The Catholic University of America 69
  2. Old Dominion University 68
  3. SUNY–Geneseo 68
  4. University of Idaho 68
  5. University at Albany–SUNY 68
  6. University of California, Santa Cruz 68
  7. Long Island University 68
  8. Monmouth University 68

Other strong majors at Rider

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rider 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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