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Education at Western Carolina University

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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

WCU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

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.

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

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

WCU Education Rankings

The education major at WCU 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.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #243 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Education Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

10% 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 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	177
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

WCU Education Master’s Program

78% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. WCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from WCU, 84% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	97
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	127
Educational Administration	66
Teacher Education Subject Specific	57
General Education	41
Student Counseling	39
Special Education	21

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Elementary School Teachers	40,830	$46,500
Teacher Assistants	31,090	$23,960
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Preschool Teachers	16,110	$28,260

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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