Social Science Teacher Education at University of South Florida - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying social science teacher education, you may want to check out the program at University of South Florida - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626. In 2021, 13 social science teacher education majors received their bachelor's degree from USF Tampa.

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.

USF Tampa Social Science Teacher Education Degrees Available

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

USF Tampa Social Science Teacher Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social science teacher education progam at USF Tampa compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social science teacher education major at USF Tampa 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
Most Popular Social Science Education Schools	6
	7
Most Popular Social Science Education Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Social Science Education Master’s Degree Schools	9
Best Social Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
	20
Best Social Science Education Schools	26
Most Focused Social Science Education Schools	59

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in social science teacher education from USF Tampa. This makes it the #7 most popular school for social science teacher education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Science Teacher Education Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Science Teacher Education from USF Tampa in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social science teacher education at USF Tampa are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in social science teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USF Tampa Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Program

Of the 2 social science teacher education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USF Tampa, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a social science teacher education master's degree from USF Tampa, 100% 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in social science teacher education.

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

USF Tampa 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

• Modern Language Education
• Trade & Industrial Teacher Education
• Science Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Mathematics Education

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 South Florida - Main Campus.

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.