Social Studies Education at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 17,735 students attend the school each year.

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

Brooklyn College Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Brooklyn College Social Studies Education Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Brooklyn College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Studies 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.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Brooklyn College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at Brooklyn College.

Brooklyn College Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social studies teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brooklyn College with a bachelor's in social studies teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brooklyn College Social Studies Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Brooklyn College, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social studies teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• French Language Teacher Education
• Earth Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Science Education
• Art Education

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies teacher 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 Brooklyn College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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 Gabriel Liendo under License

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