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Education at Longwood University

Education at Longwood University

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

Longwood is located in Farmville, Virginia and approximately 4,841 students attend the school each year.

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

Longwood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Longwood

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Longwood offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Longwood Education Rankings

The education major at Longwood 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.

Education Student Demographics at Longwood

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

Longwood Education Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Longwood 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 Longwood University with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 61
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Longwood Education Master’s Program

91% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of education master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from Longwood, 91% 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 Longwood University with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 97
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific 92
General Education 75

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 VA, the home state for Longwood University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Elementary School Teachers 36,450 $67,610
Teacher Assistants 31,030 $28,000
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Middle School Teachers 17,130 $66,870
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 12,720 $41,370

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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