The main focus area for this major is General Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Buena Vista University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in education, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at BVU was $1,225 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $36,426 | $36,426 |
Books and Supplies | $1,190 | $1,190 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,537 | $9,537 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,420 | $2,420 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Education students who received their bachelor’s degree at BVU took out an average of $31,183 in student loans. That is 24% higher than the national average of $25,102.
education who receive their bachelor’s degree from BVU make an average of $28,019 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $31,873.
Online degrees for the BVU education bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the BVU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.6% of the education students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 82.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.2% of the education bachelor’s degrees at BVU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
General Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Education | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general education.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Special Education | 4 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 58 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 18 |
*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.
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