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Education at University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Denver graduates about 45 education majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 276th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 58 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 $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

58/100Solid#276 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year452% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1260whole school

Around University of Colorado Denver

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Physical Therapy Teaching Lab at CU Anschutz (October 2025)Photo: Mikepascoe · CC0 · source
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police car
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police carPhoto: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
U.S. mail chute on an upper floor of the Fitzsimons Army Hospital. This chute wo
Capitol Mail ChutePhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A photo taken from the seventh floor of the Fitzsimons building in 2021, facing
View from Fitzsimons Building Seventh FloorPhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Education 1, Education 2 North, Education 2 South.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Offices 10 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. SUNY Plattsburgh 58
  2. Ramapo College of New Jersey 58
  3. North Dakota State University 58
  4. Nova Southeastern University 58
  5. Winston-Salem State University 58
  6. Robert Morris University 58
  7. Bryn Athyn College of the New Church 58
  8. California State University–Sacramento 57

Other strong majors at University of Colorado Denver

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Colorado Denver 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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