Social Studies Education at Houston Baptist University

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

HBU is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,963. Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Houston Baptist 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.

HBU Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

HBU Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at HBU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at HBU 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
	109
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	152
Best Social Studies Education Schools	168
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	174
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	188

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at HBU

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

HBU Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Houston Baptist University with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

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

HBU 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

• Art Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• Science Education
• Mathematics 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 Houston Baptist 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
• Image Credit: By LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.