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Education at Friends University

Education at Friends University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Friends University stacks up to those at other schools.

Friends University is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 1,671.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Friends University Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education
  • Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Friends University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Friends University offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Friends University Education Rankings

The education major at Friends University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Education Student Demographics at Friends University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Friends University.

Friends University Education Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Friends University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Friends University 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 Friends University with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Friends University Education Master’s Program

85% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of education master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from Friends University, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Friends University with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Friends University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 77
Teacher Education Subject Specific 19
Special Education 10

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 KS, the home state for Friends University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Teacher Assistants 19,390 $24,650
Elementary School Teachers 16,320 $51,020
High School Teachers 11,660 $51,490
Middle School Teachers 6,480 $51,790
Coaches and Scouts 3,750 $35,390

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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