Education at Canisius 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 Canisius College stacks up to those at other schools.

Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 2,820. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Canisius.

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

Canisius Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Canisius

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? Canisius offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Canisius Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Canisius 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 Canisius 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	161
Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools	176
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	305
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	464
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	550

In 2021, 161 students received their master’s degree in education from Canisius. This makes it the #268 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Canisius

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

Canisius Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a bachelor's degree in education from Canisius. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Canisius since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Canisius 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 Canisius College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Canisius Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 161 education majors earned their master's degree from Canisius. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Canisius does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Canisius, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	98
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

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

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 Canisius College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	79
Teacher Education Grade Specific	50
Special Education	32
Teacher Education Subject Specific	28
Student Counseling	20
Teaching English or French	10
Instructional Media Design	7
General Education	3
Multilingual Education	1

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 NY, the home state for Canisius College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Teacher Assistants	123,960	$31,330
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	31,840	$56,060

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 Andre Carrotflower under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.