Social Studies Education at Calvin University

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

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,307. Of the 130 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Calvin University in 2021, 4 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.

Calvin Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Calvin Social Studies Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social studies teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how Calvin 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 Calvin 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 Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Social Studies Education Schools	16
	74
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
	86
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	104
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	105
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	116

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Calvin

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

Calvin Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social studies teacher education from Calvin in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Calvin 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 Calvin 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	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Calvin 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

• French Language Teacher Education
• Biology Education
• Art Education
• History Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

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 Calvin University.

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 Romano1246 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.