Education at Rivier University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Rivier University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rivier is located in Nashua, New Hampshire and approximately 2,178 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Rivier.

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

Rivier Education Degrees Available

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

Rivier Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Rivier 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 Rivier 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 Focused Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	335
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	387
Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	414
Most Focused Education Graduate Certificate Schools	417
	454
Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools	475
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	555
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	681
	696
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	714
Best Value Education Schools	734
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	758
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	759
	852
Best Education Schools	873
Most Popular Education Schools	947

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in education from Rivier. This makes it the #760 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #457 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Rivier

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

Rivier Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Rivier 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 Rivier University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Rivier Education Master’s Program

Of the 29 students who graduated with a master’s in education from Rivier in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Rivier, 79% 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 Rivier University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rivier also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 2 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rivier University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	24
Student Counseling	16
Educational Administration	6
Special Education	6
Other Education	5
Teacher Education Subject Specific	4

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• History
• Psychology

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 NH, the home state for Rivier University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Teacher Assistants	9,360	$30,770
Elementary School Teachers	5,620	$58,230
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Middle School Teachers	3,120	$57,640
Preschool Teachers	2,950	$30,860

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 RivierCollege under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.