Education at Wilson College

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

Wilson is located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,535. In 2021, 7 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Wilson.

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

Wilson Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wilson

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Wilson Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Wilson performed in these rankings.

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 Wilson 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
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	46
Most Focused Education Schools	50
Best Value Education Schools	65
	162
	234
	234
Best Education Schools	288
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	294
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	396
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	420
Most Popular Education Schools	537
Most Focused Education Associate Degree Schools	725
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,005
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,124

In 2021, 147 students received their master’s degree in education from Wilson. This makes it the #295 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Wilson

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

Wilson Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in education from Wilson. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Wilson 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 Wilson College with a bachelor's in education.

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

Wilson Education Master’s Program

Of the 147 students who graduated with a master’s in education from Wilson in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Wilson, 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 Wilson College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	124
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wilson College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	62
Instructional Media Design	42
Special Education	38
Educational Assessment	5
Teacher Education Grade Specific	5
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1
Teaching English or French	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 PA, the home state for Wilson College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Elementary School Teachers	55,200	$66,860
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Teacher Assistants	46,610	$26,640
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Preschool Teachers	13,480	$29,250

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.