Social Studies Education at Point Park University

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

Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,591 students attend the school each year. Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Point Park University in 2021, 2 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.

Point Park Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Point Park Social Studies Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Point Park 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 Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	152
Best Social Studies Education Schools	158
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	176
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	182

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Point Park

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

Point Park Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 social studies teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Point Park. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Point Park since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Point Park 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 Point Park University 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Point Park 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

• English & Language Arts Education
• Mathematics Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

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 PA, the home state for Point Park University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	440	$93,440

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 J. James under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.