Social Studies Education at Alma College

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

Alma is located in Alma, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,435. Of the 46 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Alma College in 2021, 5 of them were social studies education majors.

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

Alma Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Alma Social Studies Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social studies teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how Alma 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 social studies teacher education major at Alma is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Studies 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 Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	24
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Social Studies Education Schools	37
	66
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
	77
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	104
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	152

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Alma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at Alma College.

Alma Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from Alma. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Alma since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Alma are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alma College with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• Science Education
• History Education
• Music Education
• English & Language Arts Education

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies 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 MI, the home state for Alma College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Middle School Teachers	12,750	$64,540
Education Professors	1,130	$76,650

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 Santosdo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.