Teacher Education at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626. Of the 316 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Florida - Main Campus in 2021, 54 of them were teacher education majors.

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

USF Tampa Teacher Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Teacher Education

USF Tampa Teacher Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how USF Tampa 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 teacher education major at USF Tampa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Most Popular Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
	13
	32
Best Teacher Education Schools	39
Most Popular Teacher Education Schools	39
Most Focused Teacher Education Schools	194

Teacher Education Student Demographics at USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teacher education majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa Teacher Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 teacher education majors earned their bachelor's degree from USF Tampa. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in teacher education at USF Tampa 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Adult & Continuing Education
• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education

Careers That Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Elementary School Teachers	75,750	$50,070
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.