Adult & Continuing Education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

If you plan to study adult & continuing education, take a look at what Northwestern State University of Louisiana has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 students attend the school each year.

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

NSU Adult & Continuing Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Adult and Continuing Ed

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.

NSU does offer online education options in adult and continuing ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

NSU Adult & Continuing Education Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in adult and continuing ed, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Adult and Continuing Ed Student Demographics at NSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the adult and continuing ed majors at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

NSU Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of adult and continuing ed master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in adult and continuing ed each year. NSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the adult and continuing ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a master's in adult and continuing ed.

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

Careers That Adult and Continuing Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in adult and continuing ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	1,700	$36,110

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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