Education at East Tennessee State University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at East Tennessee State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 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.

ETSU Education Degrees Available

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

ETSU Education Rankings

The education major at ETSU 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 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #103 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at ETSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	81
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

ETSU Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of education master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from ETSU, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	84
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	130
Educational Administration	58
Special Education	28
Student Counseling	21
Teacher Education Subject Specific	18
Instructional Media Design	17
Teaching English or French	1

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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Elementary School Teachers	28,880	$52,610
Teacher Assistants	22,240	$24,890
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Middle School Teachers	12,140	$52,260
Preschool Teachers	6,160	$32,630

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 Boboskaditdatin under License

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