Education at Hood College

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

Hood is located in Frederick, Maryland and approximately 2,042 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Hood.

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

Hood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Hood

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, Hood does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Hood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Hood 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 Hood 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 Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools	5
Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools	54
	94
Best Education Schools	102
	121
	141
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	158
Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools	604

In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in education from Hood. This makes it the #605 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Hood

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

Hood Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Hood 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 Hood College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hood Education Master’s Program

Of the 52 students who earned a master's degree in Education from Hood in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Hood does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Hood, 79% 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 Hood College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Hood also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student 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 Hood College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	72
Curriculum & Instruction	20
Special Education	13
Teacher Education Grade Specific	9
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• 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 MD, the home state for Hood College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Elementary School Teachers	28,250	$71,060
Teacher Assistants	21,060	$33,280
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Middle School Teachers	12,450	$69,710
Preschool Teachers	9,400	$38,440

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 Andrew.Belair under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.