Education at Indiana University - Northwest

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Indiana University - Northwest. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and approximately 3,801 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.

IU Northwest Education Degrees Available

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

IU Northwest Education Rankings

The education major at IU Northwest 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 IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at IU Northwest are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Indiana University - Northwest with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

IU Northwest Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of education master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Indiana University - Northwest. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	48
Teacher Education Subject Specific	4
Educational Administration	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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Elementary School Teachers	26,520	$52,360
Teacher Assistants	26,450	$23,510
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$52,690
Coaches and Scouts	6,530	$36,540

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 Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.