Education at Colgate University

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

Colgate is located in Hamilton, New York and has a total student population of 3,054. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Colgate.

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

Colgate Education Degrees Available

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

Colgate Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Colgate 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 Colgate 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 Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	948
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	1,121
Most Popular Education Schools	1,450
Most Focused Education Schools	1,650

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in education from Colgate. This makes it the #1,122 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Colgate

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

Colgate Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in education from Colgate. About 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Colgate since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Colgate University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Colgate Education Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Education from Colgate in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Colgate, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Colgate University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colgate University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	20
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 NY, the home state for Colgate University.

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 Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.