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Education at Tennessee State University

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,615.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Tennessee State University Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Tennessee State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Tennessee State University offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

Tennessee State University Education Rankings

The education major at Tennessee State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Tennessee State University.

Tennessee State University Education Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Tennessee State University since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tennessee State University Education Master’s Program

74% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of education master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Tennessee State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Tennessee State University, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tennessee State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	76
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tennessee State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	62
Educational Administration	38
Curriculum & Instruction	14
Special Education	2
Student Counseling	2

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Elementary School Teachers	28,880	$52,610
Teacher Assistants	22,240	$24,890
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Middle School Teachers	12,140	$52,260
Preschool Teachers	6,160	$32,630

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
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