Education at Drury University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Drury University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Drury University is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 1,691 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Drury University.

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

Drury University Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Drury University

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

• Master’s Degree

Drury University Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Drury University 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 Drury University 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 Master’s Degree Schools	216
Most Focused Education Schools	363
	501
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	659
	735
Most Popular Education Schools	809
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	829

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in education from Drury University. This makes it the #575 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Drury University

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

Drury University Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from Drury University in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Drury University 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 Drury University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Drury University Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Drury University. About 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Drury University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Drury University, 90% 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 Drury University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	32
Teacher Education Grade Specific	26
Teacher Education Subject Specific	7
Education Philosophy	6
Instructional Media Design	5
Educational Administration	4

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• 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 MO, the home state for Drury University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Elementary School Teachers	25,670	$49,860
Teacher Assistants	19,770	$27,220
Middle School Teachers	12,840	$55,070
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,680	$50,900

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.