Education at Longwood University

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

Longwood is located in Farmville, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,841.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Longwood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Longwood

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Longwood does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Longwood Education Rankings

The education major at Longwood 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 Longwood

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

Longwood 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 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Longwood 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 Longwood University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	61
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Longwood Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of education master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Longwood, 91% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	97
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Longwood University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Longwood University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	92
General Education	75

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 VA, the home state for Longwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Elementary School Teachers	36,450	$67,610
Teacher Assistants	31,030	$28,000
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Middle School Teachers	17,130	$66,870
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370

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 Webster Geneva under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.