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Education at West Virginia University

West Virginia University graduates about 80 education majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 177th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

64/100Solid#177 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year802% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate89%whole school
SAT middle 50%1000–1220whole school

Around West Virginia University

Stewart Hall
Stewart HallPhoto: Stryker33 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Purinton House
PurintonPhoto: Stryker33 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
in Morgantown, West Virginia in 2017
Woodburn Hall WVU 2017Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of Woodburn Circle on West Virginia University's downtown campus
Woodburn-circle-aerialPhoto: Wvuuam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Fraternity or sorority house 6 · Dorm 2 · Student housing 1 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. University of South Florida 64
  2. Indiana University Indianapolis 64
  3. The University of Oklahoma 64
  4. South Dakota State University 64
  5. Oregon State University 64
  6. University of Missouri–Kansas City 64
  7. Mount St. Mary's University 64
  8. Biola University 64

Other strong majors at West Virginia University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares West Virginia University 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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