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Education at Georgia State University

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360.

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

Georgia State Education Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Georgia State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Georgia State offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Georgia State Education Rankings

The education major at Georgia State 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 46 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #75 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Education Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Georgia State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	93
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	46
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Georgia State Education Master’s Program

77% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of education master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	128
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	108
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	350
Teacher Education Grade Specific	177
Special Education	71
Student Counseling	58
Teaching English or French	45
Instructional Media Design	35
Educational Administration	15
Curriculum & Instruction	10
Educational Assessment	6
Education Philosophy	5
General Education	4

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Elementary School Teachers	53,940	$56,360
Teacher Assistants	37,150	$21,770
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Preschool Teachers	14,430	$30,910

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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