Education at Peru State College

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Peru State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

Peru State is located in Peru, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,902.

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

Peru State Education Degrees Available

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

Peru State Education Rankings

The education major at Peru State 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 Peru State

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

Peru State Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Peru State since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Peru State 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 Peru State College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Peru State Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Peru State, 96% 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 Peru State College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	128
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Peru State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	102
Teacher Education Grade Specific	26
Special Education	14
Teacher Education Subject Specific	14
General Education	2

Related Majors

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 NE, the home state for Peru State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Teacher Assistants	11,040	$26,540
Elementary School Teachers	9,920	$57,490
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Middle School Teachers	3,460	$60,280
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,400	$32,890

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.