Education at Alma College

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Alma College stacks up to those at other schools.

Alma is located in Alma, Michigan and approximately 1,435 students attend the school each year. Of the 376 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Alma College in 2021, 46 of them were education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Alma Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Alma Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Alma performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Alma is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
	241
	243
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	484
Most Focused Education Schools	529
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	543
Best Value Education Schools	853

Education Student Demographics at Alma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Alma College.

Alma Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from Alma in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Alma since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Alma are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alma College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Alma also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alma College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	24
Teacher Education Subject Specific	16
General Education	4
Special Education	2

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Alma College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Elementary School Teachers	38,330	$66,180
Teacher Assistants	35,700	$27,570
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Middle School Teachers	12,750	$64,540
Preschool Teachers	9,270	$35,010

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Santosdo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.