Education at Pacific Lutheran 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 Pacific Lutheran University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 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.

PLU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

PLU Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Education Master’s Program

Of the 50 students who earned a master's degree in Education from PLU in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. PLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from PLU, 76% 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Pacific Lutheran University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	50

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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Teacher Assistants	37,810	$35,130
Elementary School Teachers	26,900	$65,180
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Coaches and Scouts	12,520	$43,420
Preschool Teachers	11,050	$32,960

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
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.