Social Studies Education at Hardin - Simmons University

What traits are you looking for in a social studies teacher education school? To help you decide if Hardin - Simmons University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social studies teacher education program.

Hardin - Simmons is located in Abilene, Texas and approximately 2,128 students attend the school each year. Of the 30 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hardin - Simmons University in 2021, 2 of them were social studies education majors.

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.

Hardin - Simmons Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Hardin - Simmons Social Studies Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social studies teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how Hardin - Simmons performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Hardin - Simmons 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
	13
	18
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Social Studies Education Schools	39
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	90
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	117
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	152

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Hardin - Simmons

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

Hardin - Simmons Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 social studies teacher education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hardin - Simmons, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 81% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social studies teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hardin - Simmons University with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

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

Hardin - Simmons 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

• History Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• Science Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Reading Teacher 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 TX, the home state for Hardin - Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Education Professors	4,620	$65,520
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	510	$65,060

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.