Education at Bennington College

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Bennington College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and has a total student population of 799. Of the 227 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bennington College in 2021, 2 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.

Bennington Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Bennington Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Bennington compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Bennington 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 Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	1,179
Most Focused Education Schools	2,026

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in education from Bennington. This is the #1,179 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Bennington

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

Bennington Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a bachelor's degree in education from Bennington. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bennington College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	2

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 VT, the home state for Bennington College.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Teacher Assistants	4,820	$32,630
Elementary School Teachers	3,870	$62,430
High School Teachers	2,130	$65,850
Coaches and Scouts	1,460	$36,280
Preschool Teachers	1,200	$34,290

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 Jared C. Benedict. under License

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