Social Studies Education at Southern Wesleyan University

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

SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,345. In 2021, 2 social studies teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from SWU.

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.

SWU Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

SWU Social Studies Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at SWU 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	59
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
	127
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	152
	158
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	163
Best Social Studies Education Schools	169

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at SWU

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

SWU Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at SWU 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 Southern Wesleyan 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

SWU 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

• Music 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 SC, the home state for Southern Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Middle School Teachers	8,360	$52,520
Education Professors	1,280	$60,700

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 Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.