Education at Hardin - Simmons University

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

Hardin - Simmons is located in Abilene, Texas and approximately 2,128 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Hardin - Simmons.

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

Hardin - Simmons Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Hardin - Simmons

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? Hardin - Simmons offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Hardin - Simmons Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Hardin - Simmons 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 Hardin - Simmons 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
	262
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	469
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	511
Best Value Education Schools	650
Most Focused Education Schools	812

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in education from Hardin - Simmons. This makes it the #887 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Hardin - Simmons

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

Hardin - Simmons Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from Hardin - Simmons in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Hardin - Simmons since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Hardin - Simmons 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 Hardin - Simmons University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hardin - Simmons Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in education from Hardin - Simmons. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Hardin - Simmons does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Hardin - Simmons, 53% 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 47% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Hardin - Simmons 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hardin - Simmons University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	23
Teacher Education Grade Specific	10
Special Education	7
Student Counseling	4
Educational Administration	3

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 TX, the home state for Hardin - Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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.