Education at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. In 2021, 106 education majors received their bachelor's degree from DePaul.

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

DePaul Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at DePaul

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

DePaul does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

DePaul Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how DePaul performed in these rankings.

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 DePaul 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 Schools	172
Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	175
	224
Most Focused Education Schools	956

In 2021, 321 students received their master’s degree in education from DePaul. This makes it the #95 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #176 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 106 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Education from DePaul in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at DePaul are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

DePaul Education Master’s Program

Of the 321 students who earned a master's degree in Education from DePaul in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	72
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	159
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

DePaul also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 23 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 DePaul University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	132
Teacher Education Subject Specific	109
Student Counseling	69
Special Education	58
Educational Administration	42
Curriculum & Instruction	17
Multilingual Education	11
Education Philosophy	10
Teaching English or French	2
Other Education	2

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140
Teacher Assistants	60,630	$27,710
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Preschool Teachers	24,120	$31,500
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.