Education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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

SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and approximately 4,898 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 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.

SWOSU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at SWOSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

SWOSU Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at SWOSU

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

SWOSU Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of education master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. SWOSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from SWOSU, 74% 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	84
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	41
Teacher Education Grade Specific	40
Educational Assessment	21
Special Education	10
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2

Related Majors

• Psychology

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 OK, the home state for Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Elementary School Teachers	17,840	$40,450
Teacher Assistants	12,220	$19,900
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Middle School Teachers	7,560	$41,660
Preschool Teachers	5,830	$29,310

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.