Education at Otterbein University

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

Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and approximately 2,652 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.

Otterbein Education Degrees Available

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

Otterbein Education Rankings

The education major at Otterbein 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 Otterbein

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

Otterbein Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Otterbein 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 Otterbein University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Otterbein Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of education master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Otterbein, 87% 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 Otterbein University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Otterbein University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	37
Teacher Education Subject Specific	35
Curriculum & Instruction	7
Special Education	4
General Education	2

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 OH, the home state for Otterbein University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Elementary School Teachers	51,880	$62,430
Teacher Assistants	40,710	$27,290
Middle School Teachers	32,080	$62,130
Preschool Teachers	15,390	$29,020

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 Wdzinc under License

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