Education at North Carolina State University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at North Carolina State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 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.

NC State Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NC State offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NC State Education Rankings

The education major at NC State 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.

There were 57 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at NC State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at NC State 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	123
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

NC State Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of education master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from NC State, 73% 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 North Carolina State University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	226
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Education

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	191
Teacher Education Subject Specific	128
Educational Administration	96
Student Counseling	63
Educational Assessment	38
Curriculum & Instruction	37
General Education	21
Instructional Media Design	19
Other Education	11
Special Education	3

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Elementary School Teachers	40,830	$46,500
Teacher Assistants	31,090	$23,960
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Preschool Teachers	16,110	$28,260

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.