Education at Salem University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Salem University stacks up to those at other schools.

Salem is located in Salem, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,008.

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

Salem Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Salem

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Salem offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Salem Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Salem

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

Salem Education Master’s Program

46% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of education master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Salem does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Salem, 82% 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 Salem University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Salem University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	50
Curriculum & Instruction	13
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2

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 WV, the home state for Salem University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Elementary School Teachers	6,180	$44,890
Middle School Teachers	4,680	$45,540
Teacher Assistants	4,040	$24,940
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,920	$42,400

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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