Teacher Education Grade Specific at Georgia Southwestern State University

Every teacher education grade specific school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the grade specific ed program at Georgia Southwestern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and approximately 3,162 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 40 grade specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from GSW.

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

GSW Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

GSW Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks grade specific ed programs across the country. The following shows how GSW performed in these rankings.

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 grade specific ed major at GSW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade Specific. 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 Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	10
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	37
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	69
	74
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	117
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	137
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	182
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	256
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	449
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In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from GSW. This makes it the #117 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Grade Specific Ed Graduates from GSW Make?

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at GSW is $33,622. This is less than $35,527, which is the national average of all grade specific ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at GSW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the grade specific ed majors at Georgia Southwestern State University.

GSW Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

The grade specific ed program at GSW awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at GSW 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 Georgia Southwestern State University with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GSW Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

Of the 58 students who earned a master's degree in Teacher Education Grade Specific from GSW in 2020-2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from GSW, 78% 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 Georgia Southwestern State University with a master's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GSW also has a doctoral program available in grade specific ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special Education

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Georgia Southwestern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Elementary School Teachers	53,940	$56,360
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Preschool Teachers	14,430	$30,910
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	6,000	$38,730

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.