Education at Southern Wesleyan 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 Southern Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and approximately 1,345 students attend the school each year. Of the 259 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Wesleyan University in 2021, 23 of them were education majors.

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

SWU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SWU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

SWU Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at SWU 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 SWU 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
Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools	108
Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools	212
Most Focused Education Schools	213
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	299
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	419
Most Focused Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	481
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	550
	563
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	580
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	609
Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools	725
Most Popular Education Schools	773

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in education from SWU. This makes it the #581 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #481 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at SWU

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

SWU Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at SWU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SWU 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 Southern Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SWU Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students earned a master's degree in education from SWU. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. SWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from SWU, 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 Southern Wesleyan University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SWU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student 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 Southern Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	41
Educational Administration	32
Instructional Media Design	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5
Special Education	2

Related Majors

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

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 SC, the home state for Southern Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Elementary School Teachers	22,530	$51,240
Teacher Assistants	15,470	$23,240
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Middle School Teachers	8,360	$52,520
Preschool Teachers	5,940	$28,940

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 Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.