Education at Central Michigan University

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

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 317 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Central Michigan.

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

Central Michigan Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Central Michigan Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Central Michigan 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 Schools	128
	252
Best Education Schools	284

In 2021, 188 students received their master’s degree in education from Central Michigan. This makes it the #219 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	281
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Central Michigan Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 188 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Central Michigan. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Central Michigan, 84% 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 Central Michigan University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	157
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Central Michigan also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 31 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	245
Educational Administration	84
Special Education	57
Instructional Media Design	55
Teacher Education Grade Specific	55
Curriculum & Instruction	50
Student Counseling	7
Teaching English or French	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 Central Michigan University.

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 cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.