Social Studies Education at Averett University

Every social studies education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social studies teacher education program at Averett University stacks up to those at other schools.

AU is located in Danville, Virginia and has a total student population of 887. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from AU.

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.

AU Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

AU Social Studies Education Rankings

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

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 AU 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	56
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	72
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	152

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at AU

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

AU Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 social studies teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from AU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at AU since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at AU 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 Averett University 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

AU 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

• English & Language Arts Education
• Art Education
• Mathematics Education
• Reading Teacher 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 VA, the home state for Averett University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Middle School Teachers	17,130	$66,870
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.