Education at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MCLA is located in North Adams, Massachusetts and approximately 1,202 students attend the school each year.

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

MCLA Education Degrees Available

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

MCLA Education Rankings

The education major at MCLA 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.

Education Student Demographics at MCLA

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

MCLA Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at MCLA 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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a bachelor's in education.

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

MCLA Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of education master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. MCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from MCLA, 90% 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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	39

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Teacher Assistants	38,770	$35,680
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Preschool Teachers	16,360	$39,180

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.