Education at Macalester College

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

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,049. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Macalester.

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

Macalester Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Macalester Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Macalester 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 Macalester 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 Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,071
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,078
Most Popular Education Schools	1,819
Most Focused Education Schools	1,857

Education Student Demographics at Macalester

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

Macalester Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from Macalester in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Macalester are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Macalester College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Macalester also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Macalester College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Macalester College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	9

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Teacher Assistants	34,800	$32,120
Elementary School Teachers	22,940	$64,950
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$61,410
Preschool Teachers	8,180	$37,500

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 Appraiser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.