Education at William Woods University

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

William Woods is located in Fulton, Missouri and approximately 2,114 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 306 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.

William Woods Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at William Woods

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

• Master’s Degree

William Woods Education Rankings

There were 68 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at William Woods

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

William Woods Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of education master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. William Woods does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from William Woods, 89% 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 William Woods University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	272
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	286
Curriculum & Instruction	62
Instructional Media Design	26

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 MO, the home state for William Woods University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Elementary School Teachers	25,670	$49,860
Teacher Assistants	19,770	$27,220
Middle School Teachers	12,840	$55,070
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	6,680	$50,900

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 AgnosticPreachersKid under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.