Social Studies Education at University of Pikeville

If you plan to study social studies education, take a look at what University of Pikeville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UPIKE is located in Pikeville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 2,240. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from UPIKE.

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.

UPIKE Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

UPIKE Social Studies Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at UPIKE 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
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	162
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	196

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at UPIKE

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

UPIKE Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from UPIKE.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pikeville 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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UPIKE 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

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 KY, the home state for University of Pikeville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Middle School Teachers	8,180	$54,620
Education Professors	850	$64,210
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$66,740

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.