Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education at Western Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a home economics teacher education school? To help you decide if Western Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's home economics teacher education program.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education section at the bottom of this page.

WKU Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Home Economics Teacher Education

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

WKU does offer online education options in home economics teacher education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WKU Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Rankings

The home economics teacher education major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics 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.

Home Economics Teacher Education Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of home economics teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in home economics teacher education at WKU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its home economics teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in home economics teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• Music Education
• Technical Teacher Education

Careers That Home Economics Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in home economics 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
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Middle School Teachers	8,180	$54,620
Education Professors	850	$64,210
Technical Education High School Teachers	180	$57,490
Home Economics Professors	50	$80,460

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.