Social Studies Education at Central Michigan University

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

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and approximately 17,311 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 25 social studies teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from Central Michigan.

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.

Central Michigan Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Central Michigan Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan 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 Schools	47
	50

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social studies teacher education from Central Michigan in 2021, 40% were men and 60% 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 Central Michigan since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Central Michigan 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

• Speech Teacher Education
• Physics Education
• Biology Education
• Spanish Education
• Art 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 Central Michigan 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 cjh1452000 under License

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