Education at West Virginia State University

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

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and approximately 3,638 students attend the school each year. 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.

WVSU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at WVSU

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? WVSU offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WVSU Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at WVSU

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

WVSU Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in education from WVSU. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. WVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from WVSU, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	17

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Elementary School Teachers	6,180	$44,890
Middle School Teachers	4,680	$45,540
Teacher Assistants	4,040	$24,940
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	1,920	$42,400

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 Richinstead under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.