Education at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 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 Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Western Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Education Master’s Program

Of the 52 students who graduated with a master’s in education from Western in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Western does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Western, 83% 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 Colorado University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Western Colorado University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	52

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Elementary School Teachers	24,910	$53,400
Teacher Assistants	20,240	$29,900
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Middle School Teachers	13,070	$53,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,040	$46,330

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.