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Education at University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas graduates about 171 education majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 107th of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

71/100Strong#107 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year1713% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate74%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1220whole school

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Building, Graduate Education Building, UAteach.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 82 · Dorm 49 · Student housing 9 · Athletics 7 · Arts 7 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Mount Holyoke College 72
  2. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 71
  3. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 71
  4. University of Missouri 71
  5. George Mason University 71
  6. Stonehill College 71
  7. Ithaca College 71
  8. Colorado State University 71

Other strong majors at University of Arkansas

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Arkansas 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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