Social Studies Education at University at Buffalo

Every social studies education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social studies teacher education program at University at Buffalo stacks up to those at other schools.

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 students attend the school each year.

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.

University at Buffalo Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

University at Buffalo Social Studies Education Rankings

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Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Social Studies Education Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Social Studies Education from University at Buffalo in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from University at Buffalo, 70% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social studies teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Latin Teacher Education
• Earth Science Teacher Education
• Chemistry Education
• Modern Language Education
• Spanish 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 NY, the home state for University at Buffalo.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Y. G. Lulat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.