Social Studies Education at Indiana University - Northwest

Every social studies education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social studies teacher education program at Indiana University - Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and approximately 3,801 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 social studies teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from IU Northwest.

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.

IU Northwest Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

IU Northwest Social Studies Education Rankings

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

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 IU Northwest 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
	41
	51
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	85
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	137
Best Social Studies Education Schools	137
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	152

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest 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.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at IU Northwest 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 Indiana University - Northwest with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

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

IU Northwest 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

• English & Language Arts 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$52,690
Education Professors	1,540	$70,110
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	60	$79,960

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
• Image Credit: By Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.