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Education at Alcorn State University

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Alcorn State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year.

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

Alcorn State Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Alcorn 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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Alcorn State offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Alcorn State Education Rankings

The education major at Alcorn 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.

Education Student Demographics at Alcorn State

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

Alcorn State Education Bachelor’s Program

91% Women

73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Alcorn State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alcorn State Education Master’s Program

85% Women

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of education master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 94% of degree recipients. That is 63% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	79
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Alcorn State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alcorn State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	53
Educational Administration	16

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 MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Elementary School Teachers	13,390	$43,860
Teacher Assistants	10,710	$19,940
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Preschool Teachers	2,820	$27,940

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 Jack E. Boucher under License

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