Teacher Education at Virginia Union University

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

VUU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 1,516 students attend the school each year. Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Union University in 2021, 10 of them were teacher education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education section at the bottom of this page.

VUU Teacher Education Degrees Available

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

VUU Teacher Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how VUU 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 teacher education major at VUU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher 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 Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Focused Teacher Education Schools	15
Most Focused Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools	58
Most Popular Teacher Education Schools	85

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in teacher education from VUU. This makes it the #58 most popular school for teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teacher Education Student Demographics at VUU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teacher education majors at Virginia Union University.

VUU Teacher Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from VUU. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at VUU since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Union University with a bachelor's in teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VUU Teacher Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a master's degree in teacher education from VUU. About 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in teacher education each year. VUU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 57% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Union University with a master's in teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

VUU also has a doctoral program available in teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Union University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Elementary School Teachers	36,450	$67,610
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.