Social Studies Education at Lewis & Clark College

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

Lewis and Clark College is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 3,157 students attend the school each year.

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.

Lewis and Clark College Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Lewis and Clark College Social Studies Education Rankings

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Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Lewis and Clark College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at Lewis & Clark College.

Lewis and Clark College Social Studies Education Master’s Program

Of the 9 social studies teacher education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Lewis and Clark College, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Lewis and Clark College, 56% 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 22% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Mathematics Education
• Science Education
• Biology Education
• Art Education
• English & Language Arts 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 OR, the home state for Lewis & Clark College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Middle School Teachers	6,300	$75,280
Education Professors	910	$62,640
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$80,490

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 Otebig (talk) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.