Social Studies Education at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489.

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.

SUNY New Paltz Social Studies Education Degrees Available

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

SUNY New Paltz Social Studies Education Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at SUNY New Paltz 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.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at SUNY New Paltz are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SUNY New Paltz Social Studies Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from SUNY New Paltz, 89% 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 SUNY New Paltz with a master's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Physics Education
• Earth Science Teacher Education
• Chemistry Education
• Spanish Education
• Biology 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 SUNY New Paltz.

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 crz4mets2 under License

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