Social Studies Education at Brooklyn College

What traits are you looking for in a social studies teacher education school? To help you decide if Brooklyn College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social studies teacher education program.

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a total student population of 17,735. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from Brooklyn College.

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.

Brooklyn College Social Studies Education Degrees Available

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

Brooklyn College Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at Brooklyn College 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 Brooklyn College 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
Best Value Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Social Studies Education Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Most Popular Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	26
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from Brooklyn College. This makes it the #25 most popular school for social studies teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 social studies teacher education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Brooklyn College, about 62% were men and 38% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% 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 Brooklyn College with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brooklyn College Social Studies Education Master’s Program

The social studies teacher education program at Brooklyn College awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 86% of these degrees went to men with the other 14% going to women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Brooklyn College, 57% 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 43% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brooklyn College 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

• French Language Teacher Education
• Earth Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Science Education
• Art 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 NY, the home state for Brooklyn College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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 Gabriel Liendo under License

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