Teacher Education at Western Kentucky University

Every teacher education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the teacher education program at Western Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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

WKU Teacher Education Degrees Available

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

WKU Teacher Education Rankings

The teacher education major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher 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.

Teacher Education Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Teacher Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teacher education at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WKU Teacher Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of teacher education master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in teacher education each year. WKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teacher education master's degree from WKU, 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 Kentucky University with a master's in teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Secondary Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Early Childhood Education
• Adult & Continuing Education
• Elementary Education

Careers That Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in teacher 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Elementary School Teachers	19,150	$53,830
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.