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Education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and approximately 4,898 students attend the school each year.

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

SWOSU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SWOSU

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.

SWOSU does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

SWOSU Education Rankings

The education major at SWOSU 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.

Education Student Demographics at SWOSU

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

SWOSU Education Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SWOSU 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	75
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

SWOSU Education Master’s Program

69% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of education master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. SWOSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from SWOSU, 69% 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	88
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	81
Educational Administration	41
Teacher Education Subject Specific	40
Educational Assessment	21
Special Education	13

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 OK, the home state for Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Elementary School Teachers	17,840	$40,450
Teacher Assistants	12,220	$19,900
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Middle School Teachers	7,560	$41,660
Preschool Teachers	5,830	$29,310

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

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