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Social Studies Education at Purdue University - Main Campus

Social Studies Education at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying social studies education, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Social Studies Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Purdue Social Studies Education Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Purdue 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.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers 19,690 $53,030
Middle School Teachers 11,510 $52,690
Education Professors 1,540 $70,110
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 60 $79,960

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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