Social Studies Education at Medaille College

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

Medaille is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 2,076. Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Medaille College in 2021, 4 of them were social studies education majors.

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.

Medaille Social Studies Education Degrees Available

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

Medaille Social Studies Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Medaille 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 Focused Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	9
Most Popular Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	66
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from Medaille. This makes it the #25 most popular school for social studies teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Medaille

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

Medaille Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from Medaille. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Medaille since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Medaille are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Medaille Social Studies Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in social studies teacher education from Medaille. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Medaille, 71% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Medaille 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

• Mathematics Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Biology Education
• Chemistry Education
• Reading Teacher 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 Medaille College.

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 DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.