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Education at Towson University

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Towson University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917.

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

Towson Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Towson

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? Towson offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Towson Education Rankings

The education major at Towson 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #467 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Education Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Towson are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	244
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Towson Education Master’s Program

84% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Towson, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	211
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	88

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Towson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	231
Teacher Education Grade Specific	200
Teacher Education Subject Specific	145
Instructional Media Design	92
General Education	70
Educational Administration	27

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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Elementary School Teachers	28,250	$71,060
Teacher Assistants	21,060	$33,280
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Middle School Teachers	12,450	$69,710
Preschool Teachers	9,400	$38,440

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
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