Social Studies Education at University of Central Arkansas

What traits are you looking for in a social studies teacher education school? To help you decide if University of Central Arkansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social studies teacher education program.

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and approximately 10,335 students attend the school each year. Of the 159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Arkansas in 2021, 8 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.

UCA Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

UCA Social Studies Education Rankings

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

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 UCA 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
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	37
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
	77
Best Social Studies Education Schools	102

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 social studies teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCA. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UCA since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at UCA 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 University of Central Arkansas 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	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCA 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
• Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• Reading Teacher 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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Middle School Teachers	5,650	$49,570
Education Professors	440	$74,450
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	30	$118,080

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

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