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. In 2021, 24 social studies teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks social studies teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how UGA performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Best Social Studies Education Schools	35
	70
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	72
	104

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in social studies teacher education from UGA. This makes it the #2 most popular school for social studies teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The social studies teacher education program at UGA awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at UGA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social studies 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UGA Social Studies Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from UGA, 84% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.