Education at Southwest Baptist University

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

Southwest Baptist University is located in Bolivar, Missouri and approximately 3,039 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 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.

Southwest Baptist University Education Degrees Available

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

Southwest Baptist University 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 Southwest Baptist University

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

Southwest Baptist University Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students earned a master's degree in education from Southwest Baptist University. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Southwest Baptist University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Southwest Baptist University, 78% 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 Southwest Baptist University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	82
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	74
Educational Administration	41

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 MO, the home state for Southwest Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Elementary School Teachers	25,670	$49,860
Teacher Assistants	19,770	$27,220
Middle School Teachers	12,840	$55,070
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,680	$50,900

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.