Education at California State University - Sacramento

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if California State University - Sacramento is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 32,293 students attend the school each year.

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

Sac State Education Degrees Available

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

Sac State Education Rankings

The education major at Sac 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.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #162 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Education Bachelor’s Program

90% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	224
White	111
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

Sac State Education Master’s Program

79% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of education master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Sac State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	83
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	512
General Education	145
Student Counseling	140
Educational Administration	25
Teacher Education Subject Specific	21

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Sacramento.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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
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