Teacher Education Grade Specific at Mississippi University for Women

What traits are you looking for in a grade specific ed school? To help you decide if Mississippi University for Women is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's grade specific ed program.

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and approximately 2,704 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed from MUW.

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

MUW Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

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.

MUW does offer online education options in grade specific ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

MUW Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the grade specific ed progam at MUW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The grade specific ed major at MUW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade Specific. 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 Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	54
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	90
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	334
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	338
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	460
	470
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	507

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from MUW. This makes it the #508 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of MUW Grade Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at MUW is $32,583. This is less than $35,527, which is the national average of all grade specific ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at MUW

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

MUW Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of grade specific ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at MUW 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 grade specific ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi University for Women with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MUW Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in grade specific ed from MUW. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in grade specific ed each year. MUW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the grade specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi University for Women with a master's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MUW also has a doctoral program available in grade specific ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Education

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed 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
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Preschool Teachers	2,820	$27,940
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	1,340	$39,270

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.