Education at Martin Luther College

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

MLC is located in New Ulm, Minnesota and approximately 968 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 137 education majors received their bachelor's degree from MLC.

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

MLC Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at MLC

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

• Master’s Degree

MLC Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at MLC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 MLC 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Education Basic Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused Education Schools	20
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Online Education Basic Certificate Schools	44
Best Value Education Basic Certificate Schools	44
Best Education Schools	57
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	63
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Focused Education Basic Certificate Schools	71
Best Value Education Schools	80
	94
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
Most Popular Education Basic Certificate Schools	214
	275
Most Popular Online Education Schools	341
	363
	400
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	479
Most Popular Education Schools	522
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	948

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in education from MLC. This makes it the #949 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at MLC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Martin Luther College.

MLC Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 137 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from MLC in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at MLC since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at MLC 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 Martin Luther College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	132
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MLC Education Master’s Program

The education program at MLC awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. MLC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 50% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from MLC, 100% 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 Martin Luther College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MLC 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 Martin Luther College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Martin Luther College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	83
Teacher Education Subject Specific	46
General Education	9
Other Education	6
Educational Administration	4
Special Education	2

Related Majors

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 MN, the home state for Martin Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Teacher Assistants	34,800	$32,120
Elementary School Teachers	22,940	$64,950
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$61,410
Preschool Teachers	8,180	$37,500

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.