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Education at Mississippi University for Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Mississippi University for Women stacks up to those at other schools.

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and approximately 2,704 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.

MUW Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at MUW

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

Master’s Degree

MUW Education Rankings

The education major at MUW 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 MUW

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

MUW Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at MUW 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 Mississippi University for Women with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MUW Education Master’s Program

78% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. MUW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from MUW, 74% 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 Mississippi University for Women with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Mississippi University for Women. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi University for Women. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	49
General Education	10

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi University for Women.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Elementary School Teachers	13,390	$43,860
Teacher Assistants	10,710	$19,940
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Preschool Teachers	2,820	$27,940

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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