Social Studies Education at York College of Pennsylvania

Every social studies education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social studies teacher education program at York College of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

YCP is located in York, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,039. Of the 55 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from York College of Pennsylvania in 2021, 6 of them were social studies education majors.

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.

YCP Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

YCP Social Studies Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social studies teacher education progam at YCP 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 studies teacher education major at YCP 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
Most Focused Social Studies Education Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Most Popular Social Studies Education Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Best Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
	23
Best Social Studies Education Schools	24
Best Value Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Value Social Studies Education Schools	39
Most Focused Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Focused Social Studies Education Schools	55
Most Popular Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools	95

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at YCP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at York College of Pennsylvania.

YCP Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Studies Education from YCP in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social studies teacher education at YCP are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 York College of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

YCP 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

• Science Education
• Biology Education
• Mathematics Education
• Music Education
• English & Language Arts 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 PA, the home state for York College of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Education Professors	2,690	$70,990
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	440	$93,440

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.