Education at Hardin - Simmons 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 Hardin - Simmons University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hardin - Simmons is located in Abilene, Texas and has a total student population of 2,128. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Hardin - Simmons Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Hardin - Simmons

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Hardin - Simmons offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Hardin - Simmons Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Hardin - Simmons

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

Hardin - Simmons Education Master’s Program

The education program at Hardin - Simmons awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Hardin - Simmons does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Hardin - Simmons, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Hardin - Simmons University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	7
Student Counseling	4
Educational Administration	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	3

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 TX, the home state for Hardin - Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.