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Education at Northwestern College

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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:

Master’s Degree

NWC Education 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.

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

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 NWC since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 87% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NWC Education Master’s Program

66% Women

2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of education master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. NWC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from NWC, 56% were white. This is below 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	72
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	52

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

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