Social Studies Education at Hofstra University

What traits are you looking for in a social studies teacher education school? To help you decide if Hofstra University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social studies teacher education program.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year.

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

Hofstra Social Studies Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education
• Master’s Degree in Social Studies Teacher Education

Hofstra Social Studies Education Rankings

The social studies teacher education major at Hofstra is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Studies 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.

Social Studies Teacher Education Student Demographics at Hofstra

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social studies teacher education majors at Hofstra University.

Hofstra Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of social studies teacher education bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social studies teacher education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Hofstra Social Studies Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of social studies teacher education master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

Of the students who received a social studies teacher education master's degree from Hofstra, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social studies teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Modern Language Education
• Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Chemistry Education
• Biology Education

Careers That Social Studies Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social studies 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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 Dan14641 under License

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