Find Teaching Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

General Education at West Virginia University

Find Schools Near

General Education at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU General Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Education
  • Doctorate Degree in Education

WVU General Education Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU General Education Master’s Program

86% Women
1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The education program at WVU awarded 70 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

undefined

Of the students who received a education master's degree from WVU, 99% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in education.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 69
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education 77

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Education Professors 500 $56,050

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Teaching Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited education & teaching schools across the U.S.