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Education at Georgia Southwestern State University

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

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and approximately 3,162 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students received their master's degree in education.

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

GSW Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Education

GSW Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at GSW

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

GSW Education Master’s Program

93% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 80 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GSW, about 8% were men and 93% were women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from GSW, 80% 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 Georgia Southwestern State University with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 64
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia Southwestern State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 208
Special Education 14
Teacher Education Subject Specific 8

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southwestern State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Elementary School Teachers 53,940 $56,360
Teacher Assistants 37,150 $21,770
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Middle School Teachers 24,530 $58,190
Preschool Teachers 14,430 $30,910

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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