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Social Studies Education at Georgia State University

Social Studies Education at Georgia State University

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

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 Social Studies Education section at the bottom of this page.

Georgia State Social Studies Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Georgia State Social Studies Education Rankings

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Social Studies Education Master’s Program

31% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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In the social studies teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% 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 social studies teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Middle School Teachers 24,530 $58,190
Education Professors 1,530 $83,270
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 130 $51,590

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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