General Education at Mississippi University for Women

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

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and approximately 2,704 students attend the school each year.

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

MUW General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at MUW

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MUW offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

MUW General Education Rankings

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.

Education Student Demographics at MUW

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

MUW General Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 education majors earned their master's degree from MUW. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from MUW, 70% 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 Mississippi University for Women with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Education

General 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 Mississippi University for Women. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	10

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi University for Women.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Education Professors	510	$63,490

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.