Study Education at Bethel University

University Level Education Programs

If you have a passion for teaching, come to Bethel University as an education major! With a growing demand for teachers in all age groups and disciplines, you’re needed now more than ever in public and private schools. Bethel University in Indiana offers the best training in the Midwest region to prepare you for a job in the classroom.

The Bethel Difference

Quality Teacher Training

The development of an effective teacher includes acquiring the necessary skills, knowledge, and disposition to teach in a classroom or online setting. Bethel’s programs continually seek ways to ensure our teacher candidates receive the best instruction based on the latest educational research.

Undergraduate teaching programs include:

• Art Education
• Early Childhood
• Elementary Education
• English Education
• English as a New Language (ENL)
• Health Education
• Mathematics Education
• Music Education
• Physical Education
• Science Education
• Social Studies Education

For college education majors wanting to continue their education, we offer advanced degrees*:

• Master of Education
• School Administration Licensure
• Special Education Licensure

Through close interaction with faculty members, fieldwork throughout the four-year program, an on-site kindergarten classroom, and student teaching opportunities, our Bethel graduates are well prepared. Our students graduate and fulfill their roles in the teaching profession as leaders who contribute in both local and global communities.

Employment outlook for teachers is good. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the overall employment of kindergarten and elementary school teachers is projected to grow 7 percent from 2016 to 2026. This is about as fast as the average for all occupations. For high school teachers, growth projection is 8 percent for that same period.**

Fieldwork Begins Freshmen Year

Bethel University has a kindergarten partnership with School City of Mishawaka public schools, which allows us to have an actual kindergarten classroom on campus. Faculty and teacher candidates call it the Kindergarten Lab. It serves as a wonderful opportunity for Bethel’s teacher-candidates to learn and hone the teaching craft.   

Accreditation 

The education program is one of Bethel’s most popular majors. We offer several degrees that train students for careers  in elementary, junior high, high school and higher education . Programs are accredited by the NCATE and CAEP.

Beyond the Classroom

For more than 70 years, Bethel University’s Education Department has been influencing future educators with the essential knowledge and skills needed for today's most demanding and diverse classrooms. Our mission is to prepare informed, dynamic professionals with the knowledge and skills to teach in 21st Century classrooms.  

What makes Bethel’s programs unique outside of the classroom?

• As a Christian university, Bethel encourages students to find their purpose in Christ, and live their faith as role models, an especially valuable trait for a teacher.
• Our education club hosts local educators and authors. 
• Students are involved in service projects for the community.
• Professors regularly engage with area school faculty to make sure programs are meeting the needs of today’s schools.  

* All master’s-level programs are offered on campus or fully online.

** BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/kindergarten-and-elementary-school-teachers.htm and https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/high-school-teachers.htm (Aug. 14, 2019)

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