Education at McDaniel College

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

McDaniel is located in Westminster, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,931. Of the 484 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from McDaniel College in 2021, 20 of them were education majors.

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

McDaniel Education Degrees Available

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

McDaniel Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how McDaniel performed in these rankings.

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 McDaniel 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	14
Most Focused Education Schools	37
Best Value Education Schools	38
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	61
Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools	82
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	142
Best Education Schools	180
	346
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	829

In 2021, 212 students received their master’s degree in education from McDaniel. This makes it the #182 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at McDaniel

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

McDaniel 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 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at McDaniel are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 McDaniel College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

McDaniel Education Master’s Program

The education program at McDaniel awarded 212 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. McDaniel does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from McDaniel, 72% 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 McDaniel College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	152
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

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

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at McDaniel College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	118
Multilingual Education	71
Curriculum & Instruction	62
Teacher Education Grade Specific	56
Teacher Education Subject Specific	46
Student Counseling	36
Special Education	24
Teaching English or French	6
Instructional Media Design	5

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 MD, the home state for McDaniel 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 Swissbeauty under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.