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Education at Buena Vista University

Education at Buena Vista University

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

BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and approximately 1,863 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.

BVU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at BVU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Master’s Degree

BVU Education Rankings

The education major at BVU 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 BVU

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

BVU Education Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at BVU 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 Buena Vista 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 3
White 113
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

BVU Education Master’s Program

84% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of education master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from BVU, 91% 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 Buena Vista University with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 147
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 Buena Vista University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Student Counseling 80
Teacher Education Grade Specific 72
Curriculum & Instruction 42
Teacher Education Subject Specific 25
Special Education 14
Teaching English or French 6
General Education 4
Instructional Media Design 3

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 IA, the home state for Buena Vista University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Teacher Assistants 19,890 $25,320
Elementary School Teachers 19,040 $54,500
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Middle School Teachers 7,940 $55,300
Preschool Teachers 4,770 $27,030

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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