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Education at WestConn

WestConn graduates about 51 education majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 290th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally.

57/100Solid#290 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year516% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.11× the same major nationally
Admit rate81%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1230whole school

Around WestConn

At Western Connecticut State University
Professor Rodrigues da CunhaPhoto: Alferocu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
These are the gates located on the WCSU Mid Town campus.
The Gates at Western Connecticut State UniversityPhoto: Andrew Gusciora · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Danbury, Connecticut
Western Connecticut State University (53564936634)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0 · source
The turntable in the railway yard was used to turn the steam engines around, or
Danbury Railway Turntable 2016-10-01 - 1Photo: Dmadeo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 31 · Library 5.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Westfield State University 57
  2. Longwood University 57
  3. Frostburg State University 57
  4. Augustana College 57
  5. Florida A&M University 57
  6. Belmont University 57
  7. University of Mary Washington 57
  8. Luther College 57

Other strong majors at WestConn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WestConn 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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