Education at Baker University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Baker University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

Baker is located in Baldwin City, Kansas and approximately 2,279 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Baker.

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

Baker Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Baker

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Baker offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Baker Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Baker 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 Baker 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
Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	78
Most Popular Online Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	123
Most Focused Education Schools	136
Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	245
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	258
Best Education Schools	432
Most Popular Education Schools	453
Most Popular Online Education Schools	530
	580
	647
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	699
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	715
	783

In 2021, 143 students received their master’s degree in education from Baker. This makes it the #304 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #157 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Baker

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

Baker Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Education from Baker in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Baker since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Baker 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 Baker University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Baker Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 143 students earned a master's degree in education from Baker. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Baker does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Baker, 87% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baker University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	124
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Baker also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 26 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Baker University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Baker University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	88
General Education	64
Teacher Education Grade Specific	18
Special Education	17
Teacher Education Subject Specific	8

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 KS, the home state for Baker University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Teacher Assistants	19,390	$24,650
Elementary School Teachers	16,320	$51,020
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
Middle School Teachers	6,480	$51,790
Coaches and Scouts	3,750	$35,390

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 Bhall87 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.