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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Longwood.

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

Longwood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Longwood performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	113
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	284
Most Focused Education Schools	321
Most Popular Education Schools	507
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	519
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	560
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	572
Most Focused Education Graduate Certificate Schools	572
Best Value Education Schools	684
Best Education Schools	714
	938
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,087

In 2021, 153 students received their master’s degree in education from Longwood. This makes it the #285 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in education from Longwood. About 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Longwood since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Longwood are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Longwood Education Master’s Program

Of the 153 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Longwood, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Longwood, 81% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	124
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

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

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Webster Geneva under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.