Social Studies Education at Rivier University

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

Rivier is located in Nashua, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 2,178. Of the 28 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rivier University in 2021, 2 of them were social studies education majors.

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.

Rivier Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Rivier Social Studies Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social studies teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how Rivier 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 Rivier 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 Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	120
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
	143
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	152
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
	176
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	195

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from Rivier. This is the #56 most popular school for social studies teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Rivier

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

Rivier Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social studies teacher education from Rivier in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Rivier 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 Rivier University 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rivier 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

• English & Language Arts Education

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 NH, the home state for Rivier University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Middle School Teachers	3,120	$57,640
Education Professors	320	$76,970
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	80	$88,620

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 RivierCollege under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.