Social Studies Education at Mercy College

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

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and has a total student population of 9,547.

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.

Mercy Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Mercy Social Studies Education Rankings

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Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Mercy

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

Mercy Social Studies Education Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Social Studies Education from Mercy in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Mercy, 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Science Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Mathematics 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 Mercy 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 Sardaka under License

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