Education at Wheeling University

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

Wheeling University is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and approximately 857 students attend the school each year.

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

Wheeling University Education Degrees Available

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

Wheeling University Education Rankings

The education major at Wheeling University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Education Student Demographics at Wheeling University

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

Wheeling University Education Bachelor’s Program

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

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

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

Wheeling University Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of education master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Wheeling University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Wheeling University, 67% 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 Wheeling University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wheeling University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	16
General Education	7

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 WV, the home state for Wheeling University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Elementary School Teachers	6,180	$44,890
Middle School Teachers	4,680	$45,540
Teacher Assistants	4,040	$24,940
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,920	$42,400

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 Ibagli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.