Education at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and approximately 25,714 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 324 students received a bachelor's degree in education from OHIO Athens.

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

OHIO Athens Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at OHIO Athens

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? OHIO Athens offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

OHIO Athens Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at OHIO Athens compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 OHIO Athens 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
Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools	182
Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools	329
	385
Most Popular Online Education Schools	413
Most Focused Education Schools	1,067

In 2021, 272 students received their master’s degree in education from OHIO Athens. This makes it the #129 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #115 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Ohio University - Athens Campus.

OHIO Athens Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 324 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Education from OHIO Athens in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at OHIO Athens since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at OHIO Athens 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	303
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

OHIO Athens Education Master’s Program

Of the 272 students who earned a master's degree in Education from OHIO Athens in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. OHIO Athens does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from OHIO Athens, 76% 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	206
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

OHIO Athens also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 34 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ohio University - Athens Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	290
Teacher Education Subject Specific	172
Educational Administration	61
Special Education	50
Curriculum & Instruction	28
Instructional Media Design	20
Educational Assessment	9
Student Counseling	7
Teaching English or French	5
Education Philosophy	1
General Education	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Elementary School Teachers	51,880	$62,430
Teacher Assistants	40,710	$27,290
Middle School Teachers	32,080	$62,130
Preschool Teachers	15,390	$29,020

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 Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.