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Social Studies Education at Ferris State University

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from Ferris.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at Ferris 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Social Studies Education Basic Certificate Schools 5
Most Popular Social Studies Education Basic Certificate Schools 5
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools 16
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 24
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools 37
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 75
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 85
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Best Social Studies Education Schools 106

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

44% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social studies teacher education program at Ferris awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women.

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About 94% 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 0
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Ferris also has a doctoral program available in social studies teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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