Education at Grambling State University

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

GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and approximately 5,438 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 education majors received their bachelor's degree from GSU.

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

GSU Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GSU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GSU does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GSU Education Rankings

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

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 GSU 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 Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools	260
	430
Most Focused Education Graduate Certificate Schools	572
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	572
	774
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	785
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	801
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	915
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	925
Best Education Schools	956

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in education from GSU. This makes it the #926 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #311 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a bachelor's degree in education from GSU. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at GSU since its program graduates 41% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% 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 Grambling State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GSU Education Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a master’s in education from GSU in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 63% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GSU also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 11 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grambling State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	24
Other Education	19
Teacher Education Grade Specific	8
Curriculum & Instruction	3

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 LA, the home state for Grambling State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Elementary School Teachers	24,070	$48,740
Teacher Assistants	17,110	$21,510
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Middle School Teachers	6,750	$49,960
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	4,970	$55,500

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.