Education at SIU Carbondale
SIU Carbondale graduates about 189 education majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 80th of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around SIU Carbondale
Where education happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Pulliam Hall Physical Education Wing, Pulliam Hall Industrial Education Wing, Wham Education Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Student housing 23 · Dorm 6 · Athletics 5 · Library 1.
Nearby in the education ranking
Other strong majors at SIU Carbondale
- Health & pre-med fields 65 · #196
- Nursing 61 · #169
- Communications & media 60 · #241
- Art, music & theater 58 · #342
- Languages 58 · #252
- Public policy & social work 58 · #173
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares SIU Carbondale 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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