Education at Valparaiso University

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,122.

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

Valpo Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Valpo Education Rankings

The education major at Valpo 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 Valpo

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

Valpo Education Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Valpo since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Valpo 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 Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Valparaiso University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	23
Teacher Education Subject Specific	20
General Education	9
Other Education	2
Teaching English or French	1

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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Elementary School Teachers	26,520	$52,360
Teacher Assistants	26,450	$23,510
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$52,690
Coaches and Scouts	6,530	$36,540

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
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