Social Studies Education at Trine University

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

Trine is located in Angola, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,573. Of the 34 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Trine University in 2021, 5 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.

Trine Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Trine Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at Trine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Trine 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	34
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	44
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	104

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Trine

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

Trine Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from Trine. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Trine since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Trine 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 Trine 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Trine 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
• Mathematics Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

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 Trine University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Derek Jensen (Tysto) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.