Education at Houston Baptist University
HBU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,963 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.
HBU Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Education
- Master’s Degree in Education
Online Classes Are Available at HBU
Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.
For those who are interested in distance learning, HBU does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
HBU Education Rankings
The education major at HBU 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.
There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #225 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Education Student Demographics at HBU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Houston Baptist University.
HBU Education Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Houston Baptist University with a bachelor's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
HBU Education Master’s Program
In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Houston Baptist University with a master's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 13 |
Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
White | 18 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Education
If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Houston Baptist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Educational Administration | 44 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 43 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 18 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 7 |
Multilingual Education | 6 |
Educational Assessment | 6 |
Student Counseling | 3 |
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 TX, the home state for Houston Baptist University.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Elementary School Teachers | 136,780 | $56,520 |
High School Teachers | 110,420 | $58,190 |
Teacher Assistants | 88,700 | $23,290 |
Middle School Teachers | 66,470 | $56,580 |
Preschool Teachers | 34,790 | $34,960 |
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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.