Education at Bethel University

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

Bethel is located in McKenzie, Tennessee and approximately 4,001 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Bethel.

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

Bethel Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Bethel

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? Bethel offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Bethel Education Rankings

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

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 Bethel 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	396
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	832
	913

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in education from Bethel. This makes it the #833 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Bethel

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

Bethel Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Bethel. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bethel Education Master’s Program

Of the 21 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Bethel, about 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Bethel does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Bethel, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bethel 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 Bethel University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	21
Teacher Education Grade Specific	9
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6
Special Education	1

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• 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 TN, the home state for Bethel University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Elementary School Teachers	28,880	$52,610
Teacher Assistants	22,240	$24,890
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Middle School Teachers	12,140	$52,260
Preschool Teachers	6,160	$32,630

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.