Teacher Education at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in teacher education from WKU.

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

WKU Teacher Education Degrees Available

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

WKU Teacher Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the teacher education progam at WKU 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 teacher education major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher 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 Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools	78
Best Value Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools	84
	145
Best Value Teacher Education Schools	148
Most Focused Teacher Education Schools	162

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in teacher education from WKU. This makes it the #78 most popular school for teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Teacher Education Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Teacher Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teacher education at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WKU Teacher Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in teacher education from WKU. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in teacher education each year. WKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teacher education master's degree from WKU, 86% 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 Western Kentucky University with a master's in teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Secondary Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Early Childhood Education
• Adult & Continuing Education
• Elementary Education

Careers That Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in teacher 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Elementary School Teachers	19,150	$53,830
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.