Education at Holy Names University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Holy Names University stacks up to those at other schools.

HNU is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 1,014.

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

HNU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

HNU Education Rankings

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Education Student Demographics at HNU

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

HNU Education Master’s Program

The education program at HNU awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. HNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from HNU, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Holy Names University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	21
Teacher Education Grade Specific	11
Educational Administration	9
Teacher Education Subject Specific	4

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Social 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 CA, the home state for Holy Names University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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 HolyNamesWebmaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.