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Education at Western Carolina

Western Carolina graduates about 241 education majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 428th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 46 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $47,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

46/100Solid#428 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year2419% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$47,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$103Ka year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1240whole school

Around Western Carolina

Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534200182Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534212559Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534213574Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
THE WINGLESS VICTORY by Maxwell Anderson presented by Western Carolina Universit
The Wingless Victory 04Photo: Allen H Freeman Jr · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 30 · Academic 28 · Athletics 8 · Library 2 · Dining 2 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Saint Xavier University 47
  2. Lenoir-Rhyne University 47
  3. CUNY Medgar Evers College 47
  4. Western New England University 47
  5. Boise State University 46
  6. University of Central Oklahoma 46
  7. Jackson State University 46
  8. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 46

Other strong majors at Western Carolina

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Carolina 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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