Education at Teachers College at Columbia University
If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Teachers College at Columbia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Teachers College is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 4,547.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.
Teachers College Education Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Education
Teachers College Education Rankings
There were 113 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Education Student Demographics at Teachers College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Teachers College at Columbia University.
Teachers College Education Master’s Program
In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Teachers College at Columbia University with a master's in education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 116 |
Black or African American | 88 |
Hispanic or Latino | 89 |
White | 278 |
International Students | 311 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 44 |
Concentrations Within Education
The following education concentations are available at Teachers College at Columbia University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Teachers College at Columbia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 333 |
Educational Administration | 145 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 93 |
Instructional Media Design | 72 |
International Education | 70 |
Special Education | 69 |
Educational Assessment | 60 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 55 |
Teaching English or French | 44 |
Multilingual Education | 30 |
Student Counseling | 25 |
Education Philosophy | 18 |
Careers That Education Grads May Go Into
A degree in 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 Teachers College at Columbia University.
Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
---|---|---|
Teacher Assistants | 123,960 | $31,330 |
Elementary School Teachers | 82,590 | $83,010 |
High School Teachers | 74,830 | $85,300 |
Middle School Teachers | 39,950 | $83,490 |
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers | 31,840 | $56,060 |
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.