Education at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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

VCU Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, VCU does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

VCU Education Rankings

The education major at VCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

There were 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	93
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	142
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

VCU Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from VCU, 66% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	96
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	463
General Education	116
Educational Administration	64
Special Education	55
Teacher Education Grade Specific	23
Student Counseling	12
Curriculum & Instruction	1

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Elementary School Teachers	36,450	$67,610
Teacher Assistants	31,030	$28,000
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Middle School Teachers	17,130	$66,870
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.