Education at Niagara University

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

Niagara is located in Niagara University, New York and approximately 3,544 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 195 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Niagara.

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

Niagara Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Niagara

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Niagara does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Niagara Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Niagara 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 Popular Online Education Schools	146
Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools	161
Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools	165
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	284
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	373
Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	516
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In 2021, 196 students received their master’s degree in education from Niagara. This makes it the #209 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Niagara

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

Niagara Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 195 students earned a bachelor's degree in education from Niagara. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	45
International Students	133
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Niagara Education Master’s Program

Of the 196 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Niagara, about 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Niagara does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Niagara, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	102
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Niagara 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Niagara University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	136
Teacher Education Grade Specific	95
Educational Administration	78
Teacher Education Subject Specific	59
Special Education	51
Student Counseling	8
Teaching English or French	6
International Education	5

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 NY, the home state for Niagara University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Teacher Assistants	123,960	$31,330
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	31,840	$56,060

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 banderas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.