Education at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a total student population of 43,569. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 193 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Florida 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.

Florida State Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Florida State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Florida State offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Florida State Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Florida State 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 Florida 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
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools	348

In 2021, 262 students received their master’s degree in education from Florida State. This makes it the #136 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 71 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State 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.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Florida State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	144
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Florida State Education Master’s Program

Of the 262 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Florida State, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Florida State, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	180
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Florida State also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 71 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 Florida State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	153
Teacher Education Subject Specific	111
Teacher Education Grade Specific	90
Educational Administration	89
Student Counseling	59
Instructional Media Design	38
Special Education	30
Educational Assessment	5
Education Philosophy	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology

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 FL, the home state for Florida State University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Elementary School Teachers	75,750	$50,070
Teacher Assistants	50,440	$25,010
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Middle School Teachers	30,110	$53,140
Preschool Teachers	25,940	$27,990

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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.