Education at Washington State University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Washington State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159.

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

Wazzu Education Degrees Available

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

Wazzu Education Rankings

The education major at Wazzu 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.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #187 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Wazzu are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	144
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Wazzu Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of education master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Wazzu does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Wazzu, 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 Washington State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	72
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Washington State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	633
Teacher Education Subject Specific	23
Educational Administration	17
Curriculum & Instruction	16
Special Education	9
Educational Assessment	5
Education Philosophy	4

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Teacher Assistants	37,810	$35,130
Elementary School Teachers	26,900	$65,180
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Coaches and Scouts	12,520	$43,420
Preschool Teachers	11,050	$32,960

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
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