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Mathematics Education at Western Governors University

Mathematics Education at Western Governors University

If you plan to study mathematics education, take a look at what Western Governors University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mathematics Education section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Mathematics Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math Teacher Education
  • Master’s Degree in Math Teacher Education

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

WGU Mathematics Education Rankings

Math Teacher Education Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math teacher education majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Mathematics Education Master’s Program

79% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of math teacher education master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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Of the students who received a math teacher education master's degree from WGU, 77% 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 Western Governors University with a master's in math teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 28
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 54
White 623
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 77

Careers That Math Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in math teacher 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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers 10,170 $59,070
Middle School Teachers 6,540 $61,880
Education Professors 850 $92,070
Mathematical Science Professors 630 $84,680

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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