Social Science Teacher Education at University of Central Florida

If you plan to study social science teacher education, take a look at what University of Central Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. Of the 899 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida in 2021, 4 of them were social science teacher education majors.

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

UCF Social Science Teacher Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science Teacher Education

UCF Social Science Teacher Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social science teacher education progam at UCF 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 science teacher education major at UCF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Science Teacher 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
Best Social Science Education Schools	7
Most Popular Social Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
	26

Social Science Teacher Education Student Demographics at UCF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social science teacher education majors at University of Central Florida.

UCF Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in social science teacher education from UCF. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social science teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in social science teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCF also has a doctoral program available in social science teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Science Education
• English & Language Arts Education
• Mathematics Education
• Art Education
• Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Careers That Social Science Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social science 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Middle School Teachers	30,110	$53,140
Social Sciences Professors	2,830	$68,400
Education Professors	1,770	$74,190
Psychology Professors	1,060	$77,810

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.