Education at California State University - East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and approximately 16,253 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.

Cal State East Bay Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Cal State East Bay Education Rankings

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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #363 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Cal State East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 293 education majors earned their master's degree from Cal State East Bay. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Cal State East Bay does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	117
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - East Bay. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	65
Educational Administration	58
Instructional Media Design	50
Student Counseling	48
Teacher Education Subject Specific	40
General Education	25
Teacher Education Grade Specific	13
Teaching English or French	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences

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 CA, the home state for California State University - East Bay.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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.