Education at UMSL
UMSL graduates about 148 education majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 307th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $39,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.81×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UMSL
Where education happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Education Administration Building (EAB), E. Desmond Lee Technology & Learning Center AND Math & Science Education Central, Regional Center for Education and Work.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 70 · Student housing 9 · Athletics 4 · Arts 4 · Library 2.
Nearby in the education ranking
Other strong majors at UMSL
- Public policy & social work 63 · #122
- Health & pre-med fields 57 · #290
- Nursing 56 · #210
- Business & finance 54 · #299
- Computer science 53 · #318
- Chemistry & biochem 52 · #332
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UMSL 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.