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Social Studies Education at SUNY Cortland

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Social Studies Education at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and approximately 6,832 students attend the school each year. Of the 528 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Cortland in 2021, 26 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.

SUNY Cortland Social Studies Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

SUNY Cortland Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland 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 3
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools 30
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
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Best Social Studies Education Schools 48

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from SUNY Cortland. 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 SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at SUNY Cortland 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 Cortland with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SUNY Cortland also has a doctoral program available in social studies teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Cortland.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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