General Education at Virginia Wesleyan University

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

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,347. In 2021, 9 education majors received their bachelor's degree from VWU.

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

VWU General Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education

VWU General Education Rankings

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

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 education major at VWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
Most Focused General Education Schools	224
Most Popular General Education Schools	426

Education Student Demographics at VWU

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

VWU General Education Bachelor’s Program

The education program at VWU awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at VWU 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 Virginia Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within General Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	9

Related Majors

• Other Education

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA

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 Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.