Education at Roger Williams University

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

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,702 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 68 education majors received their bachelor's degree from RWU.

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

RWU Education Degrees Available

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

RWU Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how RWU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at RWU 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 Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	362

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in education from RWU. This makes it the #926 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 68 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from RWU in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

RWU Education Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a master’s in education from RWU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from RWU, 87% 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 Roger Williams University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RWU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Roger Williams University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Roger Williams University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	58
Special Education	15
Teacher Education Subject Specific	10

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Teacher Assistants	5,140	$32,840
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Elementary School Teachers	3,520	$71,990
Middle School Teachers	1,660	$72,180
Preschool Teachers	1,120	$32,400

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.