Social Studies Education at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 social studies teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from Hofstra.

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.

Hofstra Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Hofstra Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at Hofstra compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Hofstra 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 Popular Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	12
	12
Best Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	56
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from Hofstra. This makes it the #12 most popular school for social studies teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 social studies teacher education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hofstra, about 50% were men and 50% 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 Hofstra since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Hofstra are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social studies teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Hofstra Social Studies Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 social studies teacher education majors earned their master's degree from Hofstra. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Hofstra, 67% 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 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hofstra 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

• Modern Language Education
• Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Chemistry Education
• Biology 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 Hofstra 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dan14641 under License

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