Education at Northwest Nazarene University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Northwest Nazarene University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and has a total student population of 2,109. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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.

NNU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at NNU

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.

NNU does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

NNU Education Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #343 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at NNU

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

NNU Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students graduated with a master's degree in education from NNU. About 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. NNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from NNU, 95% 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 Northwest Nazarene University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Northwest Nazarene University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	60
Curriculum & Instruction	21
Student Counseling	9

Related Majors

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 ID, the home state for Northwest Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Elementary School Teachers	8,090	$48,990
Teacher Assistants	7,530	$24,000
High School Teachers	5,210	$51,170
Middle School Teachers	2,530	$53,660
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,950	$34,040

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 Moonraker0022 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.