Education at Nebraska Wesleyan University

7% 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 1,924 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.

NWU Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education

NWU Education Rankings

The education major at NWU 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 NWU

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

NWU Education Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at NWU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at NWU 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nebraska Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	13
Curriculum & Instruction	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6
Special Education	5

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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Teacher Assistants	11,040	$26,540
Elementary School Teachers	9,920	$57,490
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Middle School Teachers	3,460	$60,280
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,400	$32,890

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
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