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Education at Northwestern College

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

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,496. In 2021, 77 education majors received their bachelor's degree from NWC.

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

NWC Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NWC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NWC offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

NWC Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at NWC 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 Schools 18
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools 37
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools 44
Most Popular Online Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 65
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 195
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312
348
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools 419
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools 466
Most Popular Education Schools 476

In 2021, 102 students received their master’s degree in education from NWC. This makes it the #420 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at NWC

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

NWC Education Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 77 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Education from NWC in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at NWC since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at NWC 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 Northwestern College with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 68
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

NWC Education Master’s Program

85% Women
1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 students earned a master's degree in education from NWC. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from NWC, 69% 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 Northwestern College with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 70
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

NWC also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 96
Educational Administration 66
Teacher Education Subject Specific 11
Special Education 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 IA, the home state for Northwestern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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