Social Studies Education at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

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

UW - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and approximately 11,017 students attend the school each year. Of the 185 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire in 2021, 13 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.

UW - Eau Claire Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

UW - Eau Claire Social Studies Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at UW - Eau Claire 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	15
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	18
	26
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
	35
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Social Studies Education Schools	36
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	51
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	97

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at UW - Eau Claire

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

UW - Eau Claire Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to 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 UW - Eau Claire since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at UW - Eau Claire 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 Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Eau Claire 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

• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Middle School Teachers	13,240	$59,880
Education Professors	990	$77,990
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	160	$69,580

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 Germon prez under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.