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Education at Syracuse

Syracuse graduates about 85 education majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 551 schools we score for education, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.26× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year853% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.26× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate46%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1430whole school

Around Syracuse

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Tolley Building, Syracuse University RearPhoto: Kiran891 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hall of Languages
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Hall of Languages Syracuse University Side ViewPhoto: ZeWrestler · Public domain · source
Syracuse University
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Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 22 · Library 5 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Smith College 86
  2. Brown University 85
  3. University of Wyoming 84
  4. Texas Christian University 84
  5. University of Virginia 84
  6. Virginia Commonwealth University 83
  7. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 83
  8. University of Iowa 83

Other strong majors at Syracuse

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Syracuse 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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