Education at Adams State University

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

Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,164.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Adams State Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Adams State Education Rankings

The education major at Adams State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Education Student Demographics at Adams State

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

Adams State Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Adams State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Adams State Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of education master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Adams State 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 Adams State, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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 Adams State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	64
Teacher Education Subject Specific	24
Educational Administration	7

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 Adams State 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 Michael Rael under License

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