Education at Southwestern College

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

SC is located in Winfield, Kansas and has a total student population of 1,413. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in education from SC.

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

SC Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SC

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? SC offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SC Education Rankings

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

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 SC 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	115
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	542
	669
	712
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	730

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in education from SC. This makes it the #887 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #388 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at SC

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

SC Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at SC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SC Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 education majors earned their master's degree from SC. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. SC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SC also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 7 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 Southwestern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	18
Special Education	9
Educational Administration	7
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5
Curriculum & Instruction	4

Related Majors

• 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 KS, the home state for Southwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Teacher Assistants	19,390	$24,650
Elementary School Teachers	16,320	$51,020
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
Middle School Teachers	6,480	$51,790
Coaches and Scouts	3,750	$35,390

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 Rschmeichel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.