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Education at UW

UW graduates about 261 education majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 551 schools we score for education, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, 1.29× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $37 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#3 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year2613% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$62,0001.29× the same major nationally
Research in the field$37Ma year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

Around UW

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Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Fisheries Research and Teaching, Oceanography Teaching Building, Health Sciences Education Building, Bank of America Executive Education Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 89
  2. Vanderbilt University 89
  3. University of Delaware 88
  4. Swarthmore College 88
  5. Bowdoin College 88
  6. New York University 87

Other strong majors at UW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW 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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