Education at Mount Saint Mary’s University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Mount Saint Mary's University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 2,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 474 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Saint Mary's University in 2021, 15 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.

MSMU Education Degrees Available

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

MSMU Education Rankings

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

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 MSMU 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	106
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	172
Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools	178
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	356
Best Value Education Schools	450
	472
Most Focused Education Associate Degree Schools	571
	646
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,002

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in education from MSMU. This makes it the #824 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at MSMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

MSMU Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of education associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

MSMU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 69% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

MSMU Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 69% 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 Mount Saint Mary's University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MSMU Education Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a master’s in education from MSMU in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

MSMU 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 Mount Saint Mary's University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mount Saint Mary's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	30
Special Education	5
Educational Administration	4
Teacher Education Grade Specific	4

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• 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 CA, the home state for Mount Saint Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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 Dasandman008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.