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Education at University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham graduates about 188 education majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 34th of 551 schools we score for education, a standout program at 80 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 $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#34 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year1887% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate94%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1410whole school

Around University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB Campus Green in Birmingham, Alabama
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Campus Green at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
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UAB Hill Student Center
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Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Russell Clinic, Medical Education, Physical Education Building, Education and Engineering Complex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 76 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 5 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Wesleyan University 81
  2. University of California, Irvine 80
  3. University of Louisville 80
  4. University of Georgia 80
  5. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 80
  6. Baylor University 80
  7. Marquette University 80
  8. Bucknell University 80

Other strong majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Alabama at Birmingham 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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