Teacher Education at Essex County College
Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 6,360 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education section at the bottom of this page.
Essex Teacher Education Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Teacher Education
Essex Teacher Education Rankings
Teacher Education Student Demographics at Essex
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teacher education majors at Essex County College.
Essex Teacher Education Associate’s Program
Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in teacher education graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in teacher education.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 20 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Related Majors
Careers That Teacher Education Grads May Go Into
A degree in 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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.
Occupation | Jobs in NJ | Average Salary in NJ |
---|---|---|
Elementary School Teachers | 41,600 | $70,660 |
High School Teachers | 29,140 | $76,390 |
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.