Education at Hampton University

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

Hampton is located in Hampton, Virginia and approximately 3,516 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Hampton.

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

Hampton Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Hampton

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? Hampton offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Hampton Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Hampton 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 Hampton 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
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	572
Most Focused Education Graduate Certificate Schools	572
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	948
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,075

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in education from Hampton. This makes it the #949 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #295 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Hampton

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

Hampton Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Education from Hampton in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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 Hampton University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hampton Education Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Education from Hampton in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Hampton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 69% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hampton also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 12 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 Hampton University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	15
Student Counseling	14
Educational Administration	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 VA, the home state for Hampton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Elementary School Teachers	36,450	$67,610
Teacher Assistants	31,030	$28,000
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Middle School Teachers	17,130	$66,870
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.