Social Studies Education at University of Northwestern - St Paul

What traits are you looking for in a social studies teacher education school? To help you decide if University of Northwestern - St Paul is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social studies teacher education program.

Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 3,506. Of the 57 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northwestern - St Paul in 2021, 2 of them were social studies education majors.

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.

Northwestern Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Northwestern Social Studies Education Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Northwestern 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
	29
	38
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Social Studies Education Schools	52
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	115
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	152
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	154

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

The social studies teacher education program at Northwestern awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Northwestern 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 University of Northwestern - St Paul 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

Northwestern 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
• Health Education
• Music Education
• Spanish 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 MN, the home state for University of Northwestern - St Paul.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$61,410
Education Professors	1,120	$74,010
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$86,000

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.