Education at Kean University

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

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and has a total student population of 14,064. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 238 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Kean.

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

Kean Education Degrees Available

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

Kean Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Kean compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Kean 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
	58
	65
	81
Best Education Schools	162
Most Popular Education Schools	167
Best Value Education Schools	309
Most Focused Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	447
Most Focused Education Graduate Certificate Schools	572

In 2021, 217 students received their master’s degree in education from Kean. This makes it the #177 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #425 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Kean

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

Kean Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 238 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from Kean in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Kean since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Kean University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	116
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Kean Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 217 education majors earned their master's degree from Kean. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Kean, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	113
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Kean also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 4 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kean University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	147
Special Education	123
Teacher Education Subject Specific	81
Student Counseling	76
Educational Administration	32

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 NJ, the home state for Kean University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Teacher Assistants	55,130	$29,150
Elementary School Teachers	41,600	$70,660
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Middle School Teachers	24,980	$72,290
Preschool Teachers	15,820	$40,880

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 Daniel Collins under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.