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Education at New Orleans

New Orleans graduates about 29 education majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 408th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year293% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$52,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$297Ka year, NSF
Admit rate70%whole school
SAT middle 50%930–1190whole school

Around New Orleans

Big Easy Roller Girls in the Human Performance Center (UNO), New Orleans.
Big Easy Roller Girls Arena 2011Photo: Bart Everson · CC BY 2.0 · source
Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina & the Federal Flood, New Orleans September 20
New-Orleans post Katrina Sept 2005- shredded US flagPhoto: Gilbert Mercier · CC BY 4.0 · source
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Univ. of New OrleansPhoto: Result02 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bicentennial Education Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Offices 8 · Academic 7 · Athletics 5 · Arts 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Central State University 48
  2. University of North Georgia 48
  3. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 48
  4. University of Tampa 48
  5. Regis University 48
  6. Minnesota State University–Mankato 47
  7. University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire 47
  8. Wright State University 47

Other strong majors at New Orleans

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares New Orleans 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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