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Social Studies Education at Ferris State University

Social Studies Education at Ferris State University

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

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year.

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.

Ferris Social Studies Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Ferris Social Studies Education Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Ferris 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.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Ferris State 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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