Social Studies Education at Eastern Washington University

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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349. In 2021, 15 social studies teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from EWU.

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.

EWU Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

EWU Social Studies Education Rankings

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

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 EWU 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
	34
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	44
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Social Studies Education Schools	49
Most Popular Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from EWU. This is the #56 most popular school for social studies teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from EWU. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at EWU 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 Eastern Washington 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	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

EWU 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

• Biology Education
• Spanish Education
• Chemistry Education
• Music Education
• Science 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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Middle School Teachers	9,070	$65,630
Education Professors	1,150	$72,280
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	180	$75,940

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.