Education at Delaware State University

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

Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and has a total student population of 4,739. In 2021, 47 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Del State.

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

Del State Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Del State Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Del State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Del State 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
	45
	46
Most Focused Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	82
Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	142
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Best Value Education Schools	249
Most Focused Education Basic Certificate Schools	304
Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	371
Most Focused Education Schools	717

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in education from Del State. This makes it the #980 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #273 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Del State

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

Del State Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Del State, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 Delaware State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Del State Education Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Education from Del State in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Del State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 91% of degree recipients. That is 60% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Del State also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Delaware State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	38
Educational Administration	20
Teacher Education Subject Specific	9
Teaching English or French	4
General Education	1

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 DE, the home state for Delaware State University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Teacher Assistants	3,790	$31,400
Elementary School Teachers	3,780	$63,040
High School Teachers	2,650	$65,040
Middle School Teachers	2,650	$63,380
Preschool Teachers	2,150	$28,910

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 Smartyllama under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.