Social Studies Education at Elmira College

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

Elmira is located in Elmira, New York and approximately 768 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from Elmira.

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.

Elmira Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Elmira Social Studies Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social studies teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how Elmira performed in these rankings.

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 Elmira 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 Focused Social Studies Education Schools	2
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	87

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Elmira

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

Elmira Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 social studies teacher education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Elmira, about 43% were men and 57% 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 Elmira since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Elmira 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 Elmira College with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

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

Elmira 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

• English & Language Arts Education
• Mathematics Education
• Reading 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 Elmira 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 Lvklock under License

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