Education at Kean University
Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and approximately 14,064 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.
Kean Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Education
- Master’s Degree in Education
Online Classes Are Available at Kean
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Kean does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:
Kean Education Rankings
The education major at Kean 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #425 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Education Student Demographics at Kean
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Kean University.
Kean Education Bachelor’s Program
About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Kean are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Kean University with a bachelor's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 17 |
Hispanic or Latino | 60 |
White | 107 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Kean Education Master’s Program
In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Kean University with a master's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 31 |
Hispanic or Latino | 44 |
White | 69 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 25 |
Concentrations Within Education
The following education concentations are available at Kean University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kean University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 147 |
Special Education | 123 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 81 |
Student Counseling | 76 |
Educational Administration | 32 |
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 NJ, the home state for Kean University.
Occupation | Jobs in NJ | Average Salary in NJ |
---|---|---|
Teacher Assistants | 55,130 | $29,150 |
Elementary School Teachers | 41,600 | $70,660 |
High School Teachers | 29,140 | $76,390 |
Middle School Teachers | 24,980 | $72,290 |
Preschool Teachers | 15,820 | $40,880 |
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 Daniel Collins under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.