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Education at Williams Baptist University

Education at Williams Baptist University

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

WBU is located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and approximately 618 students attend the school each year.

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

WBU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WBU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WBU does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

WBU Education Rankings

The education major at WBU 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 WBU

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

WBU Education Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at WBU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at WBU 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 Williams Baptist University with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WBU Education Master’s Program

67% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of education master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. WBU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from WBU, 100% 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 Williams Baptist University with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Williams Baptist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 17
Teacher Education Subject Specific 8

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 AR, the home state for Williams Baptist University.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Elementary School Teachers 12,400 $48,560
Teacher Assistants 11,730 $21,190
High School Teachers 11,480 $51,780
Middle School Teachers 5,650 $49,570
Preschool Teachers 3,520 $33,150

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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