Social Studies Education at St John’s University - New York

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

STJ is located in Queens, New York and approximately 20,143 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education from STJ.

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.

STJ Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

STJ Social Studies Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at STJ 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 Schools	51
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Social Studies Education Master’s Degree Schools	56
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	172

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from STJ. This is the #56 most popular school for social studies teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at STJ

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

STJ Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to 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 STJ since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at STJ are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 St John's University - New York with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

STJ 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

• Biology Education
• Spanish Education
• Mathematics Education
• English & Language Arts 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 St John's University - New York.

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 Zeuscgp under License

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