Education at McNeese State University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at McNeese State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and approximately 7,284 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in education from McNeese.

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

McNeese Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at McNeese

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.

McNeese does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

McNeese Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at McNeese 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 McNeese 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
Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools	160
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160
	550
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	552
Best Education Schools	667
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	897
Most Focused Education Schools	1,083

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in education from McNeese. This makes it the #760 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at McNeese

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

McNeese Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Education from McNeese in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at McNeese since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at McNeese 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 McNeese State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

McNeese Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in education from McNeese. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from McNeese, 79% 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 McNeese State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	45
Teacher Education Subject Specific	20
Educational Administration	10
Student Counseling	4
Curriculum & Instruction	3
Other Education	2

Related Majors

• 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 LA, the home state for McNeese State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Elementary School Teachers	24,070	$48,740
Teacher Assistants	17,110	$21,510
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Middle School Teachers	6,750	$49,960
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,970	$55,500

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 Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.