Education at Georgia Southwestern State 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 Georgia Southwestern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and approximately 3,162 students attend the school each year.

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

GSW Education Degrees Available

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

GSW Education Rankings

The education major at GSW 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 GSW

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

GSW Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at GSW since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at GSW 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 Georgia Southwestern State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GSW Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of education master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from GSW, 76% 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 Georgia Southwestern State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	105
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia Southwestern State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	248
Special Education	18
Teacher Education Subject Specific	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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southwestern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Elementary School Teachers	53,940	$56,360
Teacher Assistants	37,150	$21,770
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Preschool Teachers	14,430	$30,910

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.