Education at Western New England University

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

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 3,673 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Western New England Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Western New England

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? Western New England offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Western New England Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Western New England

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Western New England University.

Western New England Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Western New England. About 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Western New England does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Western New England, 85% 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 New England University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	7
Curriculum & Instruction	6

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• 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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Teacher Assistants	38,770	$35,680
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Preschool Teachers	16,360	$39,180

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 Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.