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Social Studies Education at Arkansas Tech University

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Social Studies Education at Arkansas Tech University

What traits are you looking for in a social studies teacher education school? To help you decide if Arkansas Tech University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social studies teacher education program.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,829. Of the 161 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Arkansas Tech University in 2021, 8 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.

ATU Social Studies Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

ATU Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at ATU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at ATU 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
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 31
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools 35
112
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 114
131
Best Social Studies Education Schools 140
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 141
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools 167

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at ATU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at Arkansas Tech University.

ATU Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at ATU 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 Arkansas Tech University with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers 11,480 $51,780
Middle School Teachers 5,650 $49,570
Education Professors 440 $74,450
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 30 $118,080

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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