Social Science Teacher Education at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in social science teacher education from DePaul.

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

DePaul Social Science Teacher Education Degrees Available

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

DePaul Social Science Teacher Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social science teacher education major at DePaul is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Science Teacher 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 Focused Social Science Education Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Social Science Education Schools	7
	10
Best Social Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
	30
Most Popular Social Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Best Social Science Education Schools	36
Best Value Social Science Education Schools	38

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in social science teacher education from DePaul. This makes it the #2 most popular school for social science teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Science Teacher Education Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social science teacher education from DePaul in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social science teacher education at DePaul are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social science teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

DePaul Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in social science teacher education from DePaul in 2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

In the social science teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Chemistry Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
• Spanish Education
• Art Education

Careers That Social Science Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social science 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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280
Psychology Professors	1,510	$87,880
Social Sciences Professors	1,250	$54,050

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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