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Social Studies Education at Fordham University

Social Studies Education at Fordham University

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

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 16,364.

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.

Fordham U Social Studies Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Fordham U Social Studies Education Rankings

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U Social Studies Education Master’s Program

45% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Fordham U, 64% 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 27% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Fordham University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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