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Social Studies Education at Western Michigan University

Social Studies Education at Western Michigan University

50% Women (Bachelor's)
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)
24 Bachelor's Degrees
If you are interested in studying social studies education, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year.

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

WMU Social Studies Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

WMU Social Studies Education Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Studies 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.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Middle School Teachers 12,750 $64,540
Education Professors 1,130 $76,650

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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