Teacher Education Grade Specific at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and approximately 3,159 students attend the school each year.

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

Shepherd University Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

Shepherd University Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

The grade specific ed major at Shepherd University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade Specific. 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.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at Shepherd University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the grade specific ed majors at Shepherd University.

Shepherd University Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of grade specific ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical grade specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Shepherd University since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at Shepherd University 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 Shepherd University with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Grade Specific

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Secondary Education	26
Elementary Education	17
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	3

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• General Education

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed 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 Shepherd University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Elementary School Teachers	6,180	$44,890
Middle School Teachers	4,680	$45,540
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Preschool Teachers	1,890	$32,560
Kindergarten Teachers	910	$47,370

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 Ecragg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.