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Education at Northeastern State University

Education at Northeastern State University

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 Northeastern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and approximately 7,349 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.

NSU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

NSU Education Rankings

The education major at NSU 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 NSU

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

NSU Education Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern State University with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 68
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 56

NSU Education Master’s Program

84% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of education master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from NSU, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern State University with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 71
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 41

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 108
Teacher Education Subject Specific 100
Educational Administration 62
Special Education 20
Curriculum & Instruction 9

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 OK, the home state for Northeastern State University.

Occupation Jobs in OK Average Salary in OK
Elementary School Teachers 17,840 $40,450
Teacher Assistants 12,220 $19,900
High School Teachers 11,400 $42,540
Middle School Teachers 7,560 $41,660
Preschool Teachers 5,830 $29,310

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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