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Education at Duke University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Duke University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Duke.

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

Duke Education Degrees Available

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

Duke Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Duke 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 Duke 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 Graduate Certificate Schools 223
Most Popular Education Schools 583
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools 938

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in education from Duke. This makes it the #939 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Education Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The education program at Duke awarded 36 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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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 Duke University with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 13
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Duke Education Master’s Program

64% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of education master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Duke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from Duke, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Duke also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student 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 Duke University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 99
International Education 36

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Elementary School Teachers 40,830 $46,500
Teacher Assistants 31,090 $23,960
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Middle School Teachers 18,640 $47,050
Preschool Teachers 16,110 $28,260

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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