Education at Morningside College

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

Morningside is located in Sioux City, Iowa and has a total student population of 2,411. In 2021, 38 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Morningside.

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

Morningside Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Morningside

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Morningside does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Morningside Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Morningside 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 Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Education Schools	30
	111
Best Education Schools	370
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	385
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	548
	575
	663

In 2021, 276 students received their master’s degree in education from Morningside. This makes it the #125 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Morningside

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

Morningside Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Morningside since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Morningside 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 Morningside College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Morningside Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 276 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Morningside. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Morningside, 96% 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 Morningside College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	266
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Morningside 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 Morningside College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Morningside College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	140
Special Education	102
Teacher Education Grade Specific	23
Teacher Education Subject Specific	22
Educational Administration	18
Teaching English or French	6
Educational Assessment	3

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 IA, the home state for Morningside College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Teacher Assistants	19,890	$25,320
Elementary School Teachers	19,040	$54,500
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Middle School Teachers	7,940	$55,300
Preschool Teachers	4,770	$27,030

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.