Education at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395.

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

Westfield Education Degrees Available

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

Westfield Education Rankings

The education major at Westfield 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 Westfield

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

Westfield Education Bachelor’s Program

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

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	79
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Westfield Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of education master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Westfield does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Westfield, 89% 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 Westfield State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Westfield State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	108
Teacher Education Subject Specific	29
Special Education	24

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Teacher Assistants	38,770	$35,680
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Preschool Teachers	16,360	$39,180

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.