Social Studies Education at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

If you plan to study social studies education, take a look at what Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 29,390 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 social studies teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from IUPUI.

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.

IUPUI Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

IUPUI Social Studies Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at IUPUI 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
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	34
	39
	49
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Best Social Studies Education Schools	79
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	118
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	175

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

The social studies teacher education program at IUPUI awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 65% of these degrees went to men with the other 35% going to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at IUPUI 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 - Purdue University - Indianapolis 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	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

IUPUI 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

• Speech Teacher Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Art 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 - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.