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Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching at Western Carolina University

If you are interested in studying junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching, you may want to check out the program at Western Carolina University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from WCU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching section at the bottom of this page.

WCU Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WCU does offer online courses in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching for the following degree levels:

WCU Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching programs across the country. The following shows how WCU 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 junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching. 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
Best Value Middle School Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Most Popular Online Middle School Education & Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools 6
Best Value Middle School Education & Teaching Schools 10
Most Focused Middle School Education & Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools 15
Most Popular Middle School Education & Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools 15
Most Popular Online Middle School Education & Teaching Schools 23
Best Middle School Education & Teaching Schools 55
Most Popular Middle School Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools 72
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Most Popular Middle School Education & Teaching Schools 104
Most Focused Middle School Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools 165

Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Student Demographics at WCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching majors at Western Carolina University.

WCU Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching from WCU in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching.

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

WCU also has a doctoral program available in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Middle School Teachers 18,640 $47,050

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.

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