Education at Albany State University

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

Albany State is located in Albany, Georgia and approximately 6,509 students attend the school each year. Of the 502 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Albany State University in 2021, 123 of them were education majors.

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

Albany State Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Albany State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

Albany State Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Albany State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Albany State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	347
Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools	406
Most Popular Education Schools	494
	498
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	684
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	716
Best Education Schools	844
	925

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in education from Albany State. This makes it the #685 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Albany State

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

Albany State Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 education majors earned their bachelor's degree from Albany State. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Albany State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 Albany State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	99
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Albany State Education Master’s Program

The education program at Albany State awarded 39 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Albany State also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Albany State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Education	83
Teacher Education Grade Specific	63
Educational Administration	13
Special Education	8
Student Counseling	6

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 Albany State University.

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
• Image Credit: By Diqiu Wang under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.