Education at Wayne State College

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Wayne State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

WSC is located in Wayne, Nebraska and approximately 4,202 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 162 education majors received their bachelor's degree from WSC.

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

WSC Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WSC

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

WSC Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at WSC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at WSC 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	15
Best Value Education Schools	24
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused Education Schools	75
Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools	79
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	101
	166
Most Focused Education Graduate Certificate Schools	193
	197
Most Popular Education Schools	270
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	309
	356

In 2021, 157 students received their master’s degree in education from WSC. This makes it the #280 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at WSC

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

WSC Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 education majors earned their bachelor's degree from WSC. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at WSC since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at WSC 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 Wayne State College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	145
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WSC Education Master’s Program

Of the 157 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WSC, about 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. WSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from WSC, 90% 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 Wayne State College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	142
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

WSC also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Wayne State College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	76
Curriculum & Instruction	61
Teacher Education Subject Specific	58
Educational Administration	57
Special Education	48
Student Counseling	34

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 NE, the home state for Wayne State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Teacher Assistants	11,040	$26,540
Elementary School Teachers	9,920	$57,490
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Middle School Teachers	3,460	$60,280
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,400	$32,890

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.