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Mathematics Education at Western Washington University

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Mathematics Education at Western Washington University

Every mathematics education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the math teacher education program at Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. Of the 184 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University in 2021, 8 of them were mathematics education majors.

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

WWU Mathematics Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math Teacher Education

WWU Mathematics Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks math teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how WWU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math teacher education major at WWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics 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
Best Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Most Popular Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
Best Value Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 62
Most Popular Mathematics Education Schools 86
Most Focused Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 157

Math Teacher Education Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Mathematics Education Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of math teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical math teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math teacher education at WWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in math teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Careers That Math Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Middle School Teachers 9,070 $65,630
Education Professors 1,150 $72,280
Mathematical Science Professors 1,010 $75,020

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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