Education at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and approximately 7,267 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.

Northwest Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northwest

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Northwest does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Northwest Education Rankings

The education major at 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 Northwest

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

Northwest Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwest since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	201
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Northwest Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of education master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Northwest does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Northwest, 89% 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	527
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Northwest Missouri State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest Missouri State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	253
Teacher Education Grade Specific	171
Curriculum & Instruction	149
Teacher Education Subject Specific	126
Special Education	117
Instructional Media Design	24
Student Counseling	10

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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Elementary School Teachers	25,670	$49,860
Teacher Assistants	19,770	$27,220
Middle School Teachers	12,840	$55,070
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,680	$50,900

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 poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.