Education at Northwestern Oklahoma 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 Northwestern Oklahoma State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NWOSU is located in Alva, Oklahoma and approximately 1,833 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.

NWOSU Education Degrees Available

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

NWOSU Education Rankings

The education major at NWOSU 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 NWOSU

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

NWOSU Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at NWOSU 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 Northwestern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

NWOSU Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of education master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. NWOSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 41% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from NWOSU, 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 Northwestern Oklahoma State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	46
Teacher Education Subject Specific	9
Educational Administration	6
Curriculum & Instruction	2
Special Education	2
Student Counseling	1

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 OK, the home state for Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Elementary School Teachers	17,840	$40,450
Teacher Assistants	12,220	$19,900
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Middle School Teachers	7,560	$41,660
Preschool Teachers	5,830	$29,310

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.