Social Studies Education at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. In 2021, 6 social studies teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston U.

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

Boston U Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Boston U Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at Boston U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Studies 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Social Studies Education Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	190

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from Boston U. This makes it the #16 most popular school for social studies teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at Boston University.

Boston U Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 social studies teacher education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston U, about 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 41% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social studies teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boston U Social Studies Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in social studies teacher education from Boston U. About 36% were men and 64% were women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Boston U, 73% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social studies teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in social studies teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Drama & Dance Education
• Science Education
• Modern Language Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Mathematics Education

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies teacher 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.