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Education at Wisconsin

Wisconsin graduates about 183 education majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 45th of 551 schools we score for education, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $38 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1833% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$38Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1510whole school

Around Wisconsin

By Babcock Hall at Linden Drive / Babcock Drive on the University of Wisconsin–M
Plaque about the first reliable test of milk quality (53939412283)Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
Babcock Hall
Babcock Hall - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Agricultural Heating station
Agricultural Heating station - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Educational Sciences, Education Building, Teacher Education.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 145 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 23 · Athletics 12 · Arts 7 · Chapel 6.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 80
  2. Vassar College 80
  3. Colby College 80
  4. Indiana University–Bloomington 79
  5. University of Illinois Chicago 79
  6. Arizona State University 78
  7. Michigan State University 78
  8. Clemson University 78

Other strong majors at Wisconsin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wisconsin 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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