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

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Hunter.

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

Hunter Education Degrees Available

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

Hunter Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Hunter 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 Hunter 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
	15
Most Popular Education Schools	21
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	199
Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	205
Most Focused Education Schools	253
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,168

In 2021, 980 students received their master’s degree in education from Hunter. This makes it the #15 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #467 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Hunter College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hunter Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 980 students earned a master's degree in education from Hunter. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% 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 Hunter College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	93
Black or African American	131
Hispanic or Latino	242
White	471
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Hunter also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 1 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hunter College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	360
Teacher Education Subject Specific	261
Teacher Education Grade Specific	226
Educational Administration	150
Teaching English or French	108
Student Counseling	64
Multilingual Education	13
Curriculum & Instruction	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 Hunter 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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.