Education at Tennessee Wesleyan University

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

TWU is located in Athens, Tennessee and approximately 1,116 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.

TWU Education Degrees Available

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

TWU Education Rankings

The education major at TWU 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 TWU

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

TWU Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at TWU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at TWU 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 Tennessee Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in education.

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

TWU Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of education master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. TWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from TWU, 88% 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 Tennessee Wesleyan University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tennessee Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	24
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6
Special 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 TN, the home state for Tennessee Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Elementary School Teachers	28,880	$52,610
Teacher Assistants	22,240	$24,890
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Middle School Teachers	12,140	$52,260
Preschool Teachers	6,160	$32,630

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 Brian Stansberry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.