Social Studies Education at Queens College

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

QC is located in Queens, New York and has a total student population of 19,700. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from QC.

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.

QC Social Studies Education Degrees Available

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

QC Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at QC 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 QC 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 Schools	1
Most Popular Social Studies Education Graduate Certificate Schools	1
	6
Best Value Social Studies Education Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Best Social Studies Education Graduate Certificate Schools	9
Most Focused Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	11

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from QC. This makes it the #6 most popular school for social studies teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from QC. About 52% were men and 48% 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 QC since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 Queens College with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

QC Social Studies Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from QC, 55% 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 41% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

QC 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

• Physics Education
• Earth Science Teacher Education
• Chemistry Education
• School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
• Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher 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 Queens 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.