Social Studies Education at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775. In 2021, 3 social studies teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from NYU.

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.

NYU Social Studies Education Degrees Available

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

NYU Social Studies Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social studies teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how NYU performed in these rankings.

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 NYU 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
Best Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	41
Most Focused Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	55
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	104
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	148
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	233

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from NYU. This makes it the #41 most popular school for social studies teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from NYU. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at NYU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 New York University with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

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

NYU Social Studies Education Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in social studies teacher education from NYU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from NYU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

NYU 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

• French Language Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Modern Language 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 New York 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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.