Social Studies Education at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 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.

UGA Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

UGA Social Studies Education Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at UGA 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.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical social studies teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

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

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

UGA Social Studies Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from UGA, 63% 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 37% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Art Education
• Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Science 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Education Professors	1,530	$83,270
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	130	$51,590

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 Pruddle under License

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