Education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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 State University of Louisiana stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447.

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

NSU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

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, NSU does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NSU Education Rankings

The education major at NSU 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #425 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at NSU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at NSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NSU Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of education master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from NSU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	71
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	80
Special Education	47
Teacher Education Subject Specific	32
Student Counseling	27
Educational Administration	22
Other Education	12
Curriculum & Instruction	10
Teaching English or French	4

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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Elementary School Teachers	24,070	$48,740
Teacher Assistants	17,110	$21,510
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Middle School Teachers	6,750	$49,960
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,970	$55,500

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.