Education at California State University - Northridge

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Northridge. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. Of the 9,572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Northridge in 2021, 401 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.

CSUN Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CSUN

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

CSUN does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

CSUN Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN performed in these rankings.

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 education major at CSUN 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
	43
	52
Best Education Schools	194
Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools	213
Most Focused Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	429
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	466
Most Focused Education Schools	1,063

In 2021, 291 students received their master’s degree in education from CSUN. This makes it the #112 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #225 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 401 students earned a bachelor's degree in education from CSUN. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 California State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	266
White	55
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

CSUN Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of education master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	130
White	106
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

CSUN also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	400
Student Counseling	117
Educational Administration	81
Special Education	34
General Education	33
Instructional Media Design	24
Curriculum & Instruction	19
Teaching English or French	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• 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 - Northridge.

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
• Image Credit: By Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.