Education at Young Harris College

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 Young Harris College stacks up to those at other schools.

YHC is located in Young Harris, Georgia and has a total student population of 1,417.

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

YHC Education Degrees Available

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

YHC Education Rankings

The education major at YHC 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 YHC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Young Harris College.

YHC Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at YHC since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at YHC 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 Young Harris College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

YHC Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of education master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. YHC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from YHC, 69% 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 Young Harris College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Young Harris College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	26
Teacher Education Subject Specific	10
Special Education	2

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 GA, the home state for Young Harris College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Elementary School Teachers	53,940	$56,360
Teacher Assistants	37,150	$21,770
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Preschool Teachers	14,430	$30,910

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.