Education at WashU
WashU graduates about 20 education majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 34th of 551 schools we score for education, a standout program at 80 out of 100.
Around WashU
Where education happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 37 · Student housing 28 · Athletics 5 · Library 5 · Chapel 2.
Nearby in the education ranking
Other strong majors at WashU
- Sociology & anthropology 97 · #1
- Chemistry & biochem 96 · #3
- Computer science 95 · #15
- Biology 95 · #3
- Economics 94 · #17
- Psychology 94 · #1
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares WashU 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.