Education at Washburn University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Washburn University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and approximately 5,880 students attend the school each year.

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

Washburn University Education Degrees Available

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

Washburn University Education Rankings

The education major at Washburn University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Education Student Demographics at Washburn University

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

Washburn University Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Washburn University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Washburn University 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 Washburn University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Washburn University Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Washburn University, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washburn University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	34
Teacher Education Grade Specific	23
Special Education	8
Curriculum & Instruction	1

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 KS, the home state for Washburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Teacher Assistants	19,390	$24,650
Elementary School Teachers	16,320	$51,020
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
Middle School Teachers	6,480	$51,790
Coaches and Scouts	3,750	$35,390

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 Marion Doss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.