Education at William Paterson University of New Jersey

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at William Paterson University of New Jersey stacks up to those at other schools.

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,635.

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

William Paterson University Education Degrees Available

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

William Paterson University Education Rankings

The education major at William Paterson University 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.

Education Student Demographics at William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at William Paterson University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at William Paterson University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

William Paterson University Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of education master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from William Paterson University, 65% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Paterson University of New Jersey with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	175
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at William Paterson University of New Jersey. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	133
Special Education	60
Teacher Education Subject Specific	35
Educational Administration	34
Student Counseling	28
Multilingual Education	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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Teacher Assistants	55,130	$29,150
Elementary School Teachers	41,600	$70,660
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Middle School Teachers	24,980	$72,290
Preschool Teachers	15,820	$40,880

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
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