Social Studies Education at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236. In 2021, 24 social studies teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from Temple.

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.

Temple Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Temple Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at Temple 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 Temple 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
	56
Best Social Studies Education Schools	66
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	99
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

The social studies teacher education program at Temple awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at Temple 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Temple 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

• Mathematics Education
• Modern Language Education
• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Art 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 PA, the home state for Temple 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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.